Meanings
- communismA 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.
Meanwhile, “Mao Zedong Thought”, which originated in the 1930s, continues rhetorically to be recognised as one of the party’s guiding principles, an extension of Marxism-Leninism tweaked for China.
2012 November 6, John Ruwitch, Benjamin Kang Lim, Ben Blanchard, Adam Jourdan, “As China enters new era, how much of Mao will stay?”, in Raju Gopalakrishnan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2023, World NewsSynonyms: Bolshevism, Stalinism
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
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nounthe political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)
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Origin
- Russianмарксизм-ленинизм
- EnglishMarxism-Leninism
Borrowed from Russian марксизм-ленинизм (marksizm-leninizm). By surface analysis, Marxism + Leninism.
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Arabic مَارْكْسِيَّة-لِينِينِيَّة
- مَارْكْسِيَّة-لِينِينِيَّة (marksiyya-lininiyya)communist ideological stream
Bulgarian маркси́зъм-ленини́зъм
- маркси́зъм-ленини́зъм (marksízăm-leninízăm)communist ideological stream
Chinese Mandarin 馬克思列寧主義 /马克思列宁主义, 馬列主義 /马列主义
- 馬克思列寧主義 /马克思列宁主义 (Mǎkèsī-Lièníng zhǔyì)communist ideological stream
- 馬列主義 /马列主义 (Mǎliè zhǔyì)communist ideological stream
Czech marxismus-leninismus
- marxismus-leninismuscommunist ideological stream
Danish marxisme-leninisme
- marxisme-leninismecommunist ideological stream
Dutch marxisme-leninisme
- marxisme-leninismecommunist ideological stream
Estonian marksism-leninism
- marksism-leninismcommunist ideological stream
Finnish marxismi-leninismi
- marxismi-leninismicommunist ideological stream
French marxisme-léninisme
- marxisme-léninismecommunist ideological stream
German Marxismus-Leninismus
- Marxismus-Leninismuscommunist ideological stream
Greek μαρξισμός-λενινισμός
- μαρξισμός-λενινισμός (marxismós-leninismós)communist ideological stream
Hindi मार्क्सवाद-लेनिनवाद
- मार्क्सवाद-लेनिनवाद (mārksavād-leninvād)communist ideological stream
Hungarian marxizmus–leninizmus
- marxizmus–leninizmuscommunist ideological stream
Italian marxismo-leninismo
- marxismo-leninismocommunist ideological stream
Japanese マルクス・レーニン主義
- マルクス・レーニン主義 (Marukusu-Rēninshugi)communist ideological stream
Korean 맑스-레닌주의, 마르크스-레닌주의
- 맑스-레닌주의 (Makseu-Reninjuui)communist ideological stream
- 마르크스-레닌주의 (Mareukeuseu-Reninjuui)communist ideological stream
Latvian marksisms-ļeņinisms
- marksisms-ļeņinismscommunist ideological stream
Lithuanian marksizmas-leninizmas
- marksizmas-leninizmascommunist ideological stream
Norwegian Bokmål marxisme-leninisme
- marxisme-leninismecommunist ideological stream
Portuguese marxismo-leninismo
- marxismo-leninismocommunist ideological stream
Romanian marxism-leninism
- marxism-leninismcommunist ideological stream
Russian маркси́зм-ленини́зм
- маркси́зм-ленини́зм (marksízm-leninízm)communist ideological stream
Slovak marxizmus-leninizmus
- marxizmus-leninizmuscommunist ideological stream
Spanish marxismo-leninismo
- marxismo-leninismocommunist ideological stream
Swedish marxism-leninism
- marxism-leninismcommunist ideological stream
Thai ลัทธิมาร์ก-เลนิน
- ลัทธิมาร์ก-เลนิน (lát-tí-mâak-lee-nin)communist ideological stream
Turkish Marksizm-Leninizm
- Marksizm-Leninizmcommunist ideological stream
Ukrainian маркси́зм-леніні́зм
- маркси́зм-леніні́зм (marksýzm-leninízm)communist ideological stream
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin
- chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênincommunist ideological stream
Yiddish מאַרקסיזם־לעניניזם
- מאַרקסיזם־לעניניזם (marksizm-leninizm)communist ideological stream
Cite this entry
Marxism-Leninism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marxism-Leninism
“Marxism-Leninism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marxism-Leninism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marxism-Leninism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marxism-Leninism.
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