Etymology

Maoism

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Today it means: The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard. Full definition →

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From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism.

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