deviationist
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But one month after the fall of Malenkov in Russia, Nagy was denounced as a "rightist deviationist" who "encouraged nationalism and chauvinism."
From Time Magazine Archive
Seven years later, Hu was forced from power as a deviationist.
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Blaming "deviationist elements" for the rebellion, the President promised, "These occurrences, however troublesome, will not undermine our internal security."
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But this deviationist action in no way detracts from the glory of the Club's escape from the Undertakers.
From Forever by Francis, Dick
"Then they're going to wonder why she's pretending to be a capitalist deviationist," Burris said.
From Supermind by Janifer, Laurence M.
Purists insist that Swifties end with "Tom said"; deviationists permit "he" or "she" instead of "Tom," but the format is the same, with puns at a premium.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even though all projects are subject to precensorship, movies are rarely banned, and deviationists seldom punished.
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For him, free expression died in 1959, when Gomulka's party men took over the Writers' Union and choked off the "deviationists" with threats and a "shortage" of newsprint.
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Sallal then took to the San'a radio to warn that the "traitors and deviationists" who had "led a campaign of doubt and suspicion between the U.A.R. and Yemen" would be brought to trial.
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The only people who seemed to have put destalinization to some advantage so far were some deviationists in Russia.
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