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vanguardism

vanguardism noun: the strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.

Noun

vanguardism (countable and uncountable, plural vanguardisms)

  1. The strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.

Forms of vanguardism

pluralvanguardisms

Origin of vanguardism

From vanguard + -ism.

Questions about vanguardism

What does vanguardism mean?
Vanguardism means the strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.
What part of speech is vanguardism?
Vanguardism is a noun.
What is the plural of vanguardism?
The plural of vanguardism is vanguardisms.

Words near vanguardism in the dictionary

  1. Vangramberg
  2. Vangroovy
  3. vangs
  4. vanguard
  5. vanguardian
  6. vanguardism
  7. vanguardisms
  8. vanguardist
  9. vanguardistic
  10. vanguardists
  11. vanguards

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