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permanent revolution

permanent revolution noun: the status of a revolutionary class where it continues to push for and achieve its interests despite the political dominance of those with opposing interests.

Noun

permanent revolution (countable and uncountable, plural permanent revolutions)

  1. (Marxism) The status of a revolutionary class where it continues to push for and achieve its interests despite the political dominance of those with opposing interests.
  2. The theory that socialism can be obtained without the country first experiencing a period of capitalism. The revolution must furthermore become an agent for other anticapitalist revolutions around the globe, in part to secure the revolution abroad.
    • Trotsky was led by the events of 1905 to formulate his theory of permanent revolution more precisely, arguing that a Russian revolution must at once evolve into a socialist phase and that it could touch off a socialist upheaval in the West.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...
    Antonyms:
    stagism

Antonyms of permanent revolution

Forms of permanent revolution

pluralpermanent revolutions

Questions about permanent revolution

What does permanent revolution mean?
Permanent revolution means the status of a revolutionary class where it continues to push for and achieve its interests despite the political dominance of those with opposing interests.
What part of speech is permanent revolution?
Permanent revolution is a noun.
What is the plural of permanent revolution?
The plural of permanent revolution is permanent revolutions.

Words near permanent revolution in the dictionary

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  6. permanent revolution
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  8. permanent revolutionary
  9. permanent revolutionist
  10. permanent revolutionists
  11. permanent revolutions

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