Maoism

[mou-iz-uh m]

noun

the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.

Origin of Maoism

First recorded in 1950–55; Mao (Zedong) + -ism

Related formsMao·ist, noun, adjective

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Related Words for maoist

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

Examples from the Web for maoist

Contemporary Examples of maoist

Substantial portions of rural India are under the control of Maoist insurgents.
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Kapil Komireddi
January 5, 2014
When she was 7, her parents moved to London and then Toronto to escape violent Maoist uprisings in India.
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Abigail Pesta
November 25, 2012
To help bring the public onboard, authorities vilified the bad old Maoist days.
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Melinda Liu
August 9, 2012
Maoist threats to take the Third World were having an effect across Southeast Asia.
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Tunku Varadarajan
March 8, 2010
One can imagine an authentic Maoist radical condemning Jones as a sellout.
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Reihan Salam
September 8, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for maoist

Maoism

noun

Marxism-Leninism as interpreted by Mao Tse-tung: distinguished by its theory of guerrilla warfare and its emphasis on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry

adherence to or reverence for Mao Tse-tung and his teachings

Derived FormsMaoist, noun, adjective

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Word Origin and History for maoist

Maoist

1951 (adj.), 1963 (n.), in reference to the sort of Marxist-Leninist communist doctrines invented by Chairman Mao Tse-tung of China.

maoist in Culture

Maoism

[(mow-iz-uhm)]

The doctrines of Mao Zedong, most notably the doctrine that a continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to be kept in touch with the people. (See Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.)