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 future fortunes of Eurocommunism are likely to depend on the lead of the 1.7 million-member Italian party, which started it all in 1973 when Berlinguer launched his strategy of the "historic compromise."

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Marx would probably be somewhat distressed to know that Eurocommunism has waned largely because of its association with the world's first and largest Marxist state, the Soviet Union.

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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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The National Security Adviser said he had read Carrillo's book Eurocommunism and the State, but the Communist later scoffed: "He doesn't appear to have understood a word that was in it."

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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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