Taistoist

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noun

A member of an orthodox pro-Soviet tendency in the mostly Eurocommunist Finnish communist movement in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Meanings

nounTaistoist (plural Taistoists)

plural Taistoists

  1. historicalA member of an orthodox pro-Soviet tendency in the mostly Eurocommunist Finnish communist movement in the 1970s and 1980s.

Origin

From Finnish Taisto + -ist, after the name of their leader, Taisto Sinisalo.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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