mass line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The policy of consulting the masses, interpreting their suggestions within the framework of Marxism-Leninism, and then enforcing the resulting policies, as introduced by the Chinese Communist Party.

Word forms

mass line

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 群眾路線/群众路线 (qúnzhòng lùxiàn).

Related words

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