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Marxist-Leninist

adjective [before noun], noun [C]
 
 
/ˌmɑːk.sɪstˈlen.ɪ.nɪst/ US  /ˌmɑːrk-/

Definition

relating to the type of Marxism that was developed by Lenin before the political changes in Russia in 1917, or someone who follows thisPolitics Marxism-Leninism
 
 
/ˌmɑːk.sɪ.zəmˈlen.ɪ.nɪ.zəm/ US  /ˌmɑːrk-/ noun [U]
Political movements and groups
(Definition of Marxist-Leninist adjectivenoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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