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Eurocommunism

[yoo r-uh-kom-yuh-niz-uh m, yur-]
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noun
  1. a form of Communism that developed in some western European nations independently of the Soviet Union.
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Origin of Eurocommunism

First recorded in 1970–75; Euro- + communism
Related formsEu·ro·com·mu·nist, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for eurocommunism

Eurocommunism

noun
  1. 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
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Derived FormsEurocommunist, noun, adjective
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