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Leninism

le·ni·nism

UK/ˈlɛnɪnɪzm̩/ US/ˈlɛnɪˌnɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)

Origin

From Lenin + -ism, named after Vladimir Lenin.

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