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Trotskyite

American  
[trot-skee-ahyt] / ˈtrɒt skiˌaɪt /
Or Trotskyist

noun

  1. a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Trotsky or Trotskyism.

Etymology

Origin of Trotskyite

L. Trotsky + -ite 1


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Thaddeus, the son of Trotskyite Jewish bookstore owners, hopes to be a novelist.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2017

The 50-year-old trained doctor and former Trotskyite was a unique, if mercurial figure.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2011

While working for the post office, he edited a Trotskyite magazine and together with Gabrielsson published several science-fiction fanzines.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2010

For many years they were members of the Trotskyite Workers' Revolutionary Party, whose fellow travellers included Dame Helen Mirren, the Big Issue's John Bird and the actor and game-show host, Matthew Kelly.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2010

He turned out some clumsy Trotskyite pamphlets and gained Trotsky's confidence.

From Time Magazine Archive

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