Stakhanovism
[ stuh-kah-nuh-viz-uhm, stah-hah-no- ]
noun
a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
Origin of Stakhanovism
1First recorded in 1935–40; Stakhanov(ite) + -ism
Words Nearby Stakhanovism
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British Dictionary definitions for Stakhanovism
Stakhanovism
/ (stæˈkænəˌvɪzəm) /
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) a system designed to raise production by offering incentives to efficient workers
Origin of Stakhanovism
1C20: named after A. G. Stakhanov (1906–77), Soviet coal miner, the worker first awarded benefits under the system in 1935
Derived forms of Stakhanovism
- Stakhanovite, noun, adjective
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