(Australia) A semipermanent encampment set up as the focal point of a protest, particularly with regard to the rights of indigenous people.
1985, Jens Brøsted, Jens Dahl (editors), Native Power: The Quest for Autonomy and Nationhood of Indigenous Peoples, Scandinavian University Press, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=nh0xAQAAIAAJ&q=%22tent+embassies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-…
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