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leninism
CIDE DICTIONARY
leninism, prop. n.
a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin; called also Marxism-Leninism . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
leninism, n. Marxism as interpreted and applied by Lenin.
Derivative
Leninist n. & adj. Leninite n. & adj.
Etymology
V. I. Lenin (name assumed by V. I. Ulyanov), Russian statesman d. 1924
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