Maoism

Noun

Meaning

a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Maoist bolshevism socialism communism marxism collectivism anarchism communalism Leninism sovietism Stalinism social democracy totalitarianism anarcho-syndicalism Trotskyism

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Antonyms

capitalist country free-enterprise economy industrial capitalism capitalist economies competitive market capitalist economy

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Hypernyms

communism

Related terms

Maoist Mao Zedong Thought

Anagrams

mimosa

Examples

Alexander C. Cook, "Third World Maoism" in A Critical Introduction to Mao. Source: Internet

After the formation of the Peoples' Republic of China in 1949, the ideology of Maoism started to penetrate Chinese schools in Sarawak. Source: Internet

Deng believed that Maoism showed the dangers of "ultra-leftism", manifested in the harm perpetrated by the various mass movements that characterized the Maoist era. Source: Internet

Criticisms and interpretations Maoism has fallen out of favour within the Communist Party of China, beginning with Deng Xiaoping's reforms in 1978. Source: Internet

Due to this imperialism by the capitalist urban First World towards the rural Third World, Maoism has endorsed national liberation movements in the Third World. Source: Internet

However, after World War II, the People's Republic of China embraced Maoism while South Korea sought close relations with the United States. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

MAOI Maoisation Maoise Maoist Maoistic Maoization