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Marxism-Leninism

Marxism-Leninism proper noun: a communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations.

Proper noun

Marxism-Leninism

  1. A communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations.
    • Meanwhile, “Mao Zedong Thought”, which originated in the 1930s, continues rhetorically to be recognised as one of the party’s guiding principles, an extension of Marxism-Leninism tweaked for China.2012 November 6, John Ruwitch, Benjamin Kang Lim, Ben Blanchard, Adam Jourdan, “As China enters new era, how much of Mao will stay?”, in Raju Gopalakrishnan, editor, Reuters, archived from the...

Marxism-Leninism meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Thai

Marxism-Leninism in Hindi

communist ideological stream
मार्क्सवाद-लेनिनवाद mārksavād-leninvād

Marxism-Leninism in Marathi

communist ideological stream
मार्क्सवाद-लेनिनवाद mārksavād-leninvād

Marxism-Leninism in Arabic

communist ideological stream
مَارْكْسِيَّة-لِينِينِيَّة marksiyya-lininiyya

Marxism-Leninism in Thai

communist ideological stream
ลัทธิมาร์ก-เลนิน lát-tí-mâak-lee-nin
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Marxism-Leninism in Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin

Synonyms of Marxism-Leninism

Origin of Marxism-Leninism

Borrowed from Russian марксизм-ленинизм (marksizm-leninizm). By surface analysis, Marxism + Leninism.

Words formed from Marxism-Leninism

Questions about Marxism-Leninism

What does Marxism-Leninism mean?
Marxism-Leninism means a communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations.
What is Marxism-Leninism in Hindi?
Marxism-Leninism in Hindi is मार्क्सवाद-लेनिनवाद (mārksavād-leninvād). See Marxism-Leninism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Marxism-Leninism?
Marxism-Leninism is a proper noun.

Words near Marxism-Leninism in the dictionary

  1. Marxise
  2. Marxised
  3. Marxises
  4. Marxising
  5. marxism
  6. Marxism-Leninism
  7. Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
  8. marxisms
  9. Marxist
  10. Marxist-Leninism
  11. Marxist-Leninist

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