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tent embassy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A semipermanent encampment set up as the focal point of a protest, particularly with regard to the rights of indigenous people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • 1985, Jens Brøsted, Jens Dahl (editors), Native Power: The Quest for Autonomy and Nationhood of Indigenous Peoples, Scandinavian University Press, page 55, Outstanding examples of this genre of moral opposition are the tent embassies erected at different times in Washington, Canberra, Ottawa, Oslo and other capital cities.

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