MARXISM-LENINISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)

Synonyms:

Leninism; Marxism-Leninism

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Marxism-Leninism" is a kind of...):

communism (a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)

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