Maoism
/ˈmaʊɪzəm/
Maoism noun: the philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.
Noun
Maoism (usually uncountable, plural Maoisms)
- The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.
- Some of the farmers were arrested in Wuhan parks where they allegedly spoke against Maoism and the Communist dictatorship, the report said.1973 March 4, “Starving farmers given jail terms”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 8, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
Maoism meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi
Maoism in Hindi
- philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- माओवाद māovād
Maoism in Marathi
- philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- माओवाद māovād
Maoism in Bengali
- মাওবাদ
Maoism in Punjabi
- Maoism
- ਮਾਓਵਾਦ māovād
More languagesFewer languages
- Maoism in Gujarati
- માઓવાદ māovād
- Maoism in Arabic
- مَاوِيَّة māwiyya
- Maoism in Malay
- maoisme
- Maoism in Indonesian
- Maoisme
- Maoism in Persian
- مائوئیسم mâ'u'ism, مائوگرایی mâ'u-garâyi
- Maoism in Thai
- ลัทธิเหมาเจ๋อตง lát-tí măo jĕr dtong, ลัทธิเหมา
- Maoism in Vietnamese
- chủ nghĩa Mao, chủ nghĩa Mao Trạch Đông
Forms of Maoism
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Origin of Maoism
From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism.
Words formed from Maoism
Questions about Maoism
- What does Maoism mean?
- Maoism means the philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.
- What is Maoism in Hindi?
- Maoism in Hindi is माओवाद (māovād). See Maoism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Maoism?
- Maoism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Maoism?
- Maoism is pronounced /ˈmaʊɪzəm/.
- What is the plural of Maoism?
- The plural of Maoism is Maoisms.
Words near Maoism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Maoism (page history and authors); Maoism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮਾਓਵਾਦ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); માઓવાદ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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