Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marxism-leninism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: marx-is-m-lenin-ism
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations.

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, “Mao Zedong Thought”, which originated in the 1930s, continues rhetorically to be recognised as one of the party’s guiding principles, an extension of Marxism-Leninism tweaked for China."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian марксизм-ленинизм (marksizm-leninizm). By surface analysis, Marxism + Leninism.

Phrases

Marxism-Leninism-Maoism Marxist-Leninist

Frequently Paired Words

Marxism Leninism Maoism Juche

Synonyms

Bolshevism Stalinism leninism

Questions

What does marxism-leninism mean?: A communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations.
Where does marxism-leninism come from?: Borrowed from Russian марксизм-ленинизм (marksizm-leninizm). By surface analysis, Marxism + Leninism.

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