red guard

Noun

Meaning

a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Mandarin Chinese Red Army hongweibing civil guard officers soviet army in the red army

Hypernyms

political movement

Examples

At the same time, some Red Guard organizations rose in protest against other Red Guard organizations who ran dissimilar revolutionary messages, further complicating the situation and exacerbating the chaos. Source: Internet

A Red Guard named Adamovich remembered gasping as he burst into the palace, as he had never before seen such luxury and splendour. Source: Internet

On August 22, 1966, a central directive was issued to stop police intervention in Red Guard activities. Source: Internet

In January, after significant reverses in combat, War Commissar Leon Trotsky headed the reorganization of the Red Guard into a Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, in order to create a more professional fighting force. Source: Internet

A year later, the Red Guard factions were dismantled entirely; Mao feared that the chaos they caused—and could still cause—might begin running its own agenda and be turned against what was left of the party organization. Source: Internet

Children of Mao: Personality Development and Political Activism in the Red Guard Generation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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