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MARXISM-LENINISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
Leninism; Marxism-Leninism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Marxism-Leninism" is a kind of...):
communism (a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)