Eurocommunism

American  

[yoor-uh-kom-yuh-niz-uhm, yur-] / ˌyʊər əˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm, ˌyɜr- /

noun

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

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Eurocommunism British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Eurocommunist noun

Etymology

Origin of Eurocommunism

First recorded in 1970–75; Euro- + communism

Example Sentences

The allies have also been heartened by Washington's pledge to bolster NATO's conventional forces, and they generally favor Carter's rather relaxed, flexible approach to Eurocommunism.

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The impact of Twelve Years lies not in the record of postwar Eurocommunism that Agee inadvertently chronicles, but in his portrait of the artist as a young misfit.

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Nonetheless, the visit was not only a slap at the Kremlin but also a vivid demonstration of the deep schism that has been widening down the middle of the movement once called Eurocommunism.

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A decade ago, Eurocommunism seemed an idea whose time had come.

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With the possible exception of Carrillo, the once-proud leaders of Eurocommunism have been stung by defeat and stymied from making further progress.

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