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Zubatovshchina

Zubatovshchina noun: the creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement.

Noun

Zubatovshchina (uncountable)

  1. The creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement.

Origin of Zubatovshchina

Borrowed from Russian зуба́товщина (zubátovščina), named after Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov.

Questions about Zubatovshchina

What does Zubatovshchina mean?
Zubatovshchina means the creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement.
What part of speech is Zubatovshchina?
Zubatovshchina is a noun.

Words near Zubatovshchina in the dictionary

  1. Zub
  2. Zubair
  3. Zubaira
  4. Zubairs
  5. Zubarevich
  6. Zubatovshchina
  7. Zubenelgenubi
  8. Zubeneschamali
  9. Zuber
  10. Zuberoan
  11. Zubia

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