Marxist-Leninist

adjective

Of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism.

“I am working class and a Marxist-Leninist.”

Meanings

adjectiveMarxist-Leninist (comparative more Marxist-Leninist, superlative most Marxist-Leninist)

comparative more Marxist-Leninist · superlative most Marxist-Leninist

  1. Of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism.

    She is unionised, but avoids the other steelworkers' union with a Marxist-Leninist line.

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    "At the meeting, Comrade (Mu-sha), vice chairman of the Wenchuan County Revolutionary Committee, introduced the heroic deeds of (I-szu-ha-te) and his brother, who diligently study Marxist-Leninist and Chairman Mao's works, ardently love the socialist motherland and the collective, and, at the crucial juncture when collective property was in danger, resolutely stepped forward and fought against hungry wolves.

    1976 August 17 [1976 August 15], “Sinkiang Meeting Honors 'Two Heroic Brothers'”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 160, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page M 2

    1990, Robert Taylor, China, Japan, and the European Community, The Athlone Press (publ.), pages 30 and 31. Thus traditional Chinese socio-political values and too rigid an adherence to Marxist-Leninist dogma are seen as impediments to economic progress.

nounMarxist-Leninist (plural Marxist-Leninists or Marxists-Leninists)

plural Marxist-Leninists · plural Marxists-Leninists

  1. An adherent of Marxism-Leninism.

    I am working class and a Marxist-Leninist.

    3 more examples

    Their actions and their public attacks on Marxist-Leninists warrant a reply from us.

    1963, Parti communiste de Belgique, Marxist-Leninists, unite! Resolution of the Brussels Federal Committee of the Belgian Communist Party, page 16

    This call for cooperation between Christians and Marxist-Leninists had several aspects.

    1997, John P. Burgess, The East German Church and the End of Communism, OUP, page 12

    The Charles Martel Society is a secret society of White nationalists who consider themselves intellectuals. “CMS is in many ways the heart,” said Matt Heimbach said, who cofounded the Traditionalist Worker Party and in 2020 said he left White nationalism and is a Marxist-Leninist.

    2022 May 20, Elle Reeve, “How White ‘replacement theory’ evolved from elderly racists to teens online to the alleged inspiration for another racist mass homicide”, in CNN

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Translations

Czech marxisticko-leninský
  • marxisticko-leninskýof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
Dutch marxistisch-leninistisch, marxist-leninist
  • marxistisch-leninistischof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
  • marxist-leninistadherent of Marxism-Leninism
Finnish marxilais-leniniläinen, marxilais-leniniläinen
  • marxilais-leniniläinenof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
  • marxilais-leniniläinenadherent of Marxism-Leninism
French marxiste-léniniste, marxiste-léniniste
  • marxiste-léninisteof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
  • marxiste-léninisteadherent of Marxism-Leninism
German marxistisch-leninistisch, Marxist-Leninist
  • marxistisch-leninistischof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
  • Marxist-Leninistadherent of Marxism-Leninism
  • Marxistin-Leninistinadherent of Marxism-Leninism
Greek μαρξιστικός-λενινιστικός, μαρξιστής-λενινιστής
  • μαρξιστικός-λενινιστικός (marxistikós-leninistikós)of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
  • μαρξιστής-λενινιστής (marxistís-leninistís)adherent of Marxism-Leninism
  • μαρξίστρια-λενινίστρια (marxístria-leninístria)adherent of Marxism-Leninism
Hungarian marxista–leninista
  • marxista–leninistaof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
Japanese マルクス・レーニン主義者
  • マルクス・レーニン主義者adherent of Marxism-Leninism
Spanish marxista-leninista, marxista-leninista
  • marxista-leninistaof or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism
  • marxista-leninistaadherent of Marxism-Leninism
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