Cominform
Proper noun
Meaning
Cominform
(historical) A coordination body of Marxist-Leninist communist parties in Europe during the early Cold War, formed in part as a replacement for the Communist International (Comintern), and dissolved in 1956.
Examples
It coincided with Stalin's expulsion of Tito from the Cominform and was followed by a "Titoist" witch hunt in Bulgaria.
In 1949, Cominform directed that peace "should now become the pivot of the entire activity of the Communist Parties", and most western Communist parties followed this policy.