) any of several international socialist or communist organizations formed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Compare First International, Second International, Third International, Fourth International, Labor and Socialist International.
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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| International (ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Comintern First International Labour and Socialist International Second International Socialist International Trotskyist International See Vienna Union any of several international socialist organizations |
| 2. | a member of any of these organizations |
An international organization of workers founded by Karl Marx in the 1860s. Weakened by disputes, it was dissolved in 1876, but it was succeeded by three later Internationals, which sought to spread communism throughout the world. The most effective of these was the Third International, formed by the Soviet Union in 1919 and dissolved in 1943 by Joseph Stalin.