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neo-Maoist

neo-Maoist noun: a person who believes in a (post-reform and opening-up) version of Maoist ideology.

Noun

neo-Maoist (plural neo-Maoists)

  1. A person who believes in a (post-reform and opening-up) version of Maoist ideology.
    • With the exception of the remnant orthodox “leftists” and neo-Maoists, the parameters of elite factionalism have narrowed and a more centrist consensus across a range of policy issues is evident.2000, David Shambaugh, “The Chinese State in the Post-Mao Era”, in David Shambaugh, editor, The Modern Chinese State, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 181
    • In fact, the neo-Maoist Wang Renzhi, who assumed authority in the Propaganda Department after June 4, warned that the private entrepreneurs who supported the students during the demonstration revealed “a natural tie between a private economy and democracy.”2005, Merle Goldman, From Comrade to Citizen, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 15

Examples of neo-Maoist in a sentence

  • He enjoyed the support of leftist neo-Maoist thinkers and had links with some of the younger PLA generals.2014, Jonathan Fenby, Will China Dominate the 21st century? (Global Future Series), →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 39:
  • Censors often delete articles on WeChat groups run by neo-Maoists, who denounce the “bureaucrat-capitalists” running China.2021 July 2, “A future, with Chinese characteristics”, in The Economist, volume 439, number 9251, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12:

Forms of neo-Maoist

pluralneo-Maoists

Questions about neo-Maoist

What does neo-Maoist mean?
Neo-Maoist means a person who believes in a (post-reform and opening-up) version of Maoist ideology.
How do you use neo-Maoist in a sentence?
He enjoyed the support of leftist neo-Maoist thinkers and had links with some of the younger PLA generals.
What part of speech is neo-Maoist?
Neo-Maoist is a noun.
What is the plural of neo-Maoist?
The plural of neo-Maoist is neo-Maoists.

Words near neo-Maoist in the dictionary

  1. neo-luddites
  2. neo-Malthusian
  3. Neo-Malthusianism
  4. Neo-Malthusians
  5. Neo-Mandaic
  6. neo-Maoist
  7. neo-Maoists
  8. neo-Marxism
  9. neo-Marxisms
  10. neo-Marxist
  11. neo-Marxists

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