Eurocommunism

[ yoor-uh-kom-yuh-niz-uhm, yur- ]

noun

1. a form of Communism that developed in some western European nations independently of the Soviet Union.

Eurocommunism

/ ˌjʊərəʊˈkɒmjʊˌnɪzəm /

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

Derived Forms

• ˌEuroˈcommunist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• Euro·commu·nist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eurocommunism¹

First recorded in 1970–75; Euro- + communism