Stalinesque

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adjective

Characteristic of Joseph Stalin (1878–1953), leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveStalinesque (not comparable)

alternative Stalin-esque

  1. not comparableCharacteristic of Joseph Stalin (1878–1953), leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953.
    1 more example

    A group of friends becomes a cast of characters, strip-mines lives and relationships for content and, in the process, turns into a corporation, with payroll to process and liabilities to consider. (It’s entirely possible that the Stalinesque removal of Fulmer from certain videos is rooted in legal concerns, not moral ones.)

    2022 October 25, Willy Staley, “The Try Guys and the Prison of Online Fame”, in The New York Times Magazine

Origin

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APA

Stalinesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinesque

MLA

“Stalinesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinesque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stalinesque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinesque.

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