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Leninism

[len-uh-niz-uhm]

Le·nin·ism

[len-uh-niz-uhm]
noun
the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Origin:
1915–20; Lenin + -ism
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Leninism (ˈlɛnɪˌnɪzəm)
 
n
1.  the political and economic theories of Lenin
2.  another name for Marxism-Leninism
 
'Leninist
 
n, —adj
 
'Leninite
 
n, —adj

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