Meanings
nounMaoism (usually uncountable, plural Maoisms)
plural Maoisms
- uncountableusuallyThe philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.
Some of the farmers were arrested in Wuhan parks where they allegedly spoke against Maoism and the Communist dictatorship, the report said.
1973 March 4, “Starving farmers given jail terms”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 8, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَاوِيَّة
- مَاوِيَّة (māwiyya)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Bulgarian маои́зъм
- маои́зъм (maoízăm)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Catalan maoisme
- maoismephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Chinese Mandarin 毛主義 /毛主义, 毛澤東主義 /毛泽东主义
- 毛主義 /毛主义 (Máo zhǔyì)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- 毛澤東主義 /毛泽东主义 (Máo Zédōng zhǔyì)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- 毛澤東思想 /毛泽东思想 (Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Czech maoismus
- maoismusphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Danish maoisme
- maoismephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Dutch maoïsme
- maoïsmephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Esperanto maoismo
- maoismophilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Finnish maolaisuus
- maolaisuusphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
French maoïsme
- maoïsmephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
German Maoismus
- Maoismusphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Greek μαοϊσμός
- μαοϊσμός (maoïsmós)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Hebrew מאואיזם
- מאואיזם (maoizm)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Hindi माओवाद
- माओवाद (māovād)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Hungarian maoizmus
- maoizmusphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Icelandic maóismi
- maóismiphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Indonesian Maoisme
- Maoismephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Italian maoismo
- maoismophilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Japanese 毛沢東思想, 毛主義
- 毛沢東思想 (Mō Takutō shisō)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- 毛主義 (Mō-shugi)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- 毛沢東主義 (Mō Takutō shugi)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Korean 마오쩌둥주의, 마오쩌둥 사상
- 마오쩌둥주의 (maojjeodungjuui)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- 마오쩌둥 사상 (maojjeodung sasang)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Lithuanian maoizmas
- maoizmasphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Malay maoisme
- maoismephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Norwegian maoisme
- maoismephilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Persian مائوئیسم, مائوگرایی
- مائوئیسم (mâ'u'ism)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- مائوگرایی (mâ'u-garâyi)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Polish maoizm
- maoizmphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Portuguese maoísmo
- maoísmophilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Romanian maoism
- maoismphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Russian маои́зм
- маои́зм (maoízm)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Slovak maoizmus
- maoizmusphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Spanish maoísmo
- maoísmophilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Swedish maoism
- maoismphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Thai ลัทธิเหมาเจ๋อตง, ลัทธิเหมา
- ลัทธิเหมาเจ๋อตง (lát-tí măo jĕr dtong)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- ลัทธิเหมาphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Turkish Maoculuk
- Maoculukphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Ukrainian маої́зм
- маої́зм (maojízm)philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa Mao, chủ nghĩa Mao Trạch Đông
- chủ nghĩa Maophilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
- chủ nghĩa Mao Trạch Đôngphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
Welsh maoaeth
- maoaethphilosophy espoused by Mao Zedong
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Anagrams
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APA
Maoism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maoism
MLA
“Maoism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maoism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maoism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maoism.
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