Trotskyite
or Trot·sky·ist
[trot-skee-ahyt]
- a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.
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- of or relating to Trotsky or Trotskyism.
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Origin of Trotskyite
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Contemporary Examples
He was accused of “formalism,” a catch-all accusation that, like “Trotskyite,” had the ring of execution about it.
Historical Examples
Levine told me she told him that her husband was a Trotskyite.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The reason you brought this agent provocateur, this Trotskyite wrecker, to this position of ridiculous power.
ExpediterDallas McCord Reynolds
And third, that you told him that Oswald had admitted being a Trotskyite Communist.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Did she indicate how she felt about this description of Trotskyite Communist that he pinned on himself?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Do you associate with Trotskyite Communists any greater disposition to acts of violence than the normal Communist?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Word Origin and History for trotskyite
Trotskyite
n.
1919, from Leon Trotsky, assumed name of Russian revolutionary leader Lev Davidovich Bronstein (1879-1940) + -ite (1).
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