tamas

[ tuhm-uhs ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. guna

Other Words From

• ta·mas·ic [t, uh, -, mas, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamas¹

< Sanskrit: darkness

Example Sentences

“The idea is that the purpose of a third party is to pick an issue or some set of issues that people feel is being ignored and to attack one or both of the major parties on this,” Tamas said.

From Salon

Tamas said that the party was able to pressure the Republican Party into adopting anti-child labor laws and other progressive positions that made a major impact in American life.

From Salon

Since then, Tamas said, there hasn’t been a third party with enough voting power to really impact an election.

From Salon

“They came in with the attitude that ‘we need to be practical’ when they first developed the party,” Tamas said “They refer to this as an inside-outside party and so what the Working Families Party claims to do is if they like a Democratic candidate they'll co-nominate them and try to support that candidate but if they don’t like the third party candidate they’ll run their own against them. They almost never nominate their own candidate.”

From Salon

Bernard Tamas, a political scientist at Valdosta State University and the author of “The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties,” told Salon that this strategy is known as the “sting like a bee” strategy.

From Salon