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neo-Maoists

neo-Maoists is the plural of neo-Maoist.

Meaning of neo-Maoist

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

Questions about neo-Maoists

What is neo-Maoists the plural of?
Neo-Maoists is the plural of neo-Maoist.

Words near neo-Maoists in the dictionary

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

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