Maoism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaʊɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Maoism.wav

Word forms

Maoism Maoisms

Etymology

From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism.

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