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critical support

critical support noun: support, given to those with theoretical disagreements, in the furtherance of anti-imperialism or socialism, especially international socialism.

Noun

critical support (uncountable)

  1. Support, given to those with theoretical disagreements, in the furtherance of anti-imperialism or socialism, especially international socialism.
    • The only way this isolation might have been avoided was for the Workers’ Party to bring this Farmer-Labour movement as an organised left-wing under its own leadership to a critical support of the La Follette movement, in order to split from the La Follette movement at the first opportunity, when...1925 March, “The Future of the La Follette Movement”, in Communist International, number 9, London: Centropress, pages 33–34
    • Economic sanctions, if real, lead to military sanctions, to war. The I.L.P. itself has been saying this. It should have given critical support to all Labour party candidates i.e., where the I.L.P. itself was not contesting.1936 February, Leon Trotsky, “Once Again: The ILP”, in The New International, volume 3, number 1, New York: New International Publishing Company, page 5

Questions about critical support

What does critical support mean?
Critical support means support, given to those with theoretical disagreements, in the furtherance of anti-imperialism or socialism, especially international socialism.
What part of speech is critical support?
Critical support is a noun.

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