Leninism

[ len-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun
  1. the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.

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Origin of Leninism

1
First recorded in 1915–20; Lenin + -ism

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How to use Leninism in a sentence

  • Russia and China, along with some of their old satellite states, have traded Marx and Lenin for Market Leninism.

  • It seems to me something like Marxism, Leninism, also in the English language.

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  • It came to be used interchangeably with Leninism, as a synonym.

    Bolshevism | John Spargo
  • Based on Marxism-Leninism, it is geared to indoctrinate party members but is provided for nonparty members as well.

    Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • The fewest pamphlet titles dealt with atheism and religion, Marxism-Leninism, languages, and labor and trade unions.

    Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for Leninism

Leninism

/ (ˈlɛnɪˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. the political and economic theories of Lenin

  2. another name for Marxism-Leninism

Derived forms of Leninism

  • Leninist or Leninite, noun, adjective

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