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de-Maoization

de-Maoization noun: the process of de-Maoizing.

Noun

de-Maoization (uncountable)

  1. The process of de-Maoizing.
    • Teng started the de-Maoization campaign and apparently was determined to do a thorough job. But he realized that he would, by doing so, ruin himself before ruining the party and the regime. Quite understandably he had to brake himself to a stop. Then, to the disappointment of the masses of people...1981 August 23, L. Chen, “Teng up there not respected”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 33, Taipei, page 3
    • It is not "de-Maoization" but true "Maoization", following Chairman Mao's policies as they should be practised with the methods of Chou En-lai, which is the basis of China's new advance, and of the new Hundred Flowers.1990, Suyin Han, Aamer Hussein, Tigers and Butterflies, page 206

Antonyms of de-Maoization

Origin of de-Maoization

From de- + Maoization.

Questions about de-Maoization

What does de-Maoization mean?
De-Maoization means the process of de-Maoizing.
What part of speech is de-Maoization?
De-Maoization is a noun.

Words near de-Maoization in the dictionary

  1. de-kulakize
  2. de-kulakized
  3. de-kulakizes
  4. de-kulakizing
  5. de-lovely
  6. de-Maoization
  7. de-muck
  8. de-mucked
  9. de-mucking
  10. de-mucks
  11. de-Muslimise

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