Eurocommunism
[ yoor-uh-kom-yuh-niz-uhm, yur- ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm, ˌyɜr- /
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noun
a form of Communism that developed in some western European nations independently of the Soviet Union.
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British Dictionary definitions for Eurocommunism
Eurocommunism
/ (ˌjʊərəʊˈkɒmjʊˌnɪzəm) /
noun
the policies, doctrines, and practices of Communist Parties in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, esp those rejecting democratic centralism and favouring nonalignment with the Soviet Union and China
Derived forms of Eurocommunism
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