Leninist

[len-uh-nist]

adjective

of or relating to Lenin or to Leninism.

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noun

an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.

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Also Le·nin·ite

[len-uh-nahyt] /ˈlɛn əˌnaɪt/.

Origin of Leninist

First recorded in 1915–20; Lenin + -ist

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Related Words

comrade sympathizer red Marxist pinko Commie apparatchik Socialist Bolshevist Trotskyite Bolshevik Maoist Stalinist Leninist

Examples from the Web for leninist

Contemporary Examples

In Western political terms, we might think of them as a Leninist vanguard.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children
Philip Jenkins
July 11, 2014
But this is the desperate logic of Leninist dreamers, not a reasoned plan.
Partition Skepticism and the Future of the Peace Process
Avner Inbar, Assaf Sharon
September 25, 2013
After this six-and-a-half-hour civics lesson, let us now return to the Leninist mode: that of crushing the opposition.
What Was Obama Thinking?
Tunku Varadarajan
February 25, 2010