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MAOISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Maoism mean?
• MAOISM (noun)
The noun MAOISM has 1 sense:
1. a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong
Familiarity information: MAOISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Maoism" is a kind of...):
communism (a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)
Derivation:
Maoist (an advocate of Maoism)
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