sta'khanovite
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Stakhanovism (stæˈkænəˌvɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (in the former Soviet Union) a system designed to raise production by offering incentives to efficient workers | |
| [C20: named after A. G. Stakhanov (1906--77), Soviet coal miner, the worker first awarded benefits under the system in 1935] | |
| Sta'khanovite | |
| —n, —adj | |
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