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TROTSKYISM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Trotskyism" is a kind of...):
communism (a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)
Derivation:
Trotskyist (radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution)