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ultracentralism

/ˌʌltɹəˈsɛntɹəlɪzəm/

ultracentralism noun: excessive centralisation or centralism.

Noun

ultracentralism (uncountable)

  1. (Marxism, especially) Excessive centralisation or centralism.
    • Before long he was attacking Bolshevism and Lenin's idea of the party, accusing the Bolsheviks of ultracentralism and of aiming at absolute power and a party dictatorship over the proletariat.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...

Origin of ultracentralism

From ultra- + centralism.

Questions about ultracentralism

What does ultracentralism mean?
Ultracentralism means excessive centralisation or centralism.
What part of speech is ultracentralism?
Ultracentralism is a noun.
How do you pronounce ultracentralism?
Ultracentralism is pronounced /ˌʌltɹəˈsɛntɹəlɪzəm/.

Words near ultracentralism in the dictionary

  1. ultracautious
  2. ultracellular
  3. ultracentenarian
  4. ultracentenarianism
  5. ultracentenarians
  6. ultracentralism
  7. ultracentrifugal
  8. ultracentrifugally
  9. ultracentrifugate
  10. ultracentrifugated
  11. ultracentrifugation

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