"Marxism-Leninism" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Marxism + Leninism Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Marxism-Leninism
  1. (politics, communism) A communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations. Categories (topical): Communism, Marxism, Politics Synonyms: Bolshevism [historical] Derived forms: Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, Marxist-Leninist Related terms: Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, Juche Translations (communist ideological stream): مَارْكْسِيَّة-لِينِينِيَّة (marksiyya-lininiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), 馬克思列寧主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 马克思列宁主义 (Mǎkèsī-Lièníng zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 馬列主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 马列主义 (Mǎliè zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), marxismus-leninismus [masculine] (Czech), marxisme-leninisme [neuter] (Dutch), marxismi-leninismi (Finnish), marxisme-léninisme [masculine] (French), marxismo-leninismo [masculine] (Galician), მარქსიზმ-ლენინიზმი (marksizm-leninizmi) (Georgian), Marxismus-Leninismus [masculine] (German), μαρξισμός-λενινισμός (marxismós-leninismós) [masculine] (Greek), marxizmus–leninizmus (Hungarian), marxismo-leninismo [masculine] (Italian), マルクス・レーニン主義 (Marukusu-Rēnin shugi) (Japanese), លទ្ធិម៉ាក្ស-លេនីន (lɔɔtthimaaksɑɑleiniin) (Khmer), 마르크스레닌주의 (Mareukeuseu-reninjuui) (Korean), маркси́зам-ленини́зам (marksízam-leninízam) [masculine] (Macedonian), मार्क्सवाद-लेनिनवाद (mārksavād-leninvād) (Marathi), marxismo-leninismo [masculine] (Portuguese), маркси́зм-ленини́зм (marksízm-leninízm) [masculine] (Russian), marxismo-leninismo [masculine] (Spanish), marxism-leninism [common-gender] (Swedish), ลัทธิมาร์ก-เลนิน (láttí màak-laynin) (Thai), chủ nghĩa Marx-Lenin (Vietnamese), chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin (Vietnamese), מאַרקסיזם־לעניניזם (marksizm-leninizm) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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