Meanings
- The political philosophy practised by Xi Jinping.
Xiism constitutes an ideology defined entirely by the metric of the Chinese struggle for greatness in the existing world.
2021, Luke Cooper, Authoritarian Contagion: The Global Threat to Democracy, Bristol University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 613 more examples
Could language be introduced into the party charter that subsequent generations might look back on and identify as the early precursors for something grander, say the eventual adoption of a new "-ism" (say, "Xi-ism" with Confucian characteristics) at a future Party Congress?
2017 August 21, Carl Minzer, “‘Xi-ism’ could erupt into China’s grandiose party institutions”, in The Australian Financial Review, →OCLC, page 10Based on a Gramscian analytical framework inspired by Bob Jessop, this article provides an anatomy of Xiism (2012–) as an emergent hegemonic project
2019, Andreas Møller Mulvad, “Xiism as a hegemonic project in the making”, in Review of International Studies, volume 45, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, →LCCN, abstract, page 449Whether Xiism represents an updating of Maoism, reflection of a contemporary “populist” moment in global politics, or both is another question of clear relevance to the analysis of charismatic leadership in the current and likely future setting.
2021, José Pedro Zúquete, Routledge International Handbook of Charisma, →ISBN, →OCLC
Origin
From Xi + -ism, potentially modeled on Dengism and Maoism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 習近平思想 /习近平思想
- 習近平思想 /习近平思想 (Xí Jìnpíng sīxiǎng)political philosophy of Xi Jinping
French xiisme, xi-isme
- xiismepolitical philosophy of Xi Jinping
- xi-ismepolitical philosophy of Xi Jinping
Vietnamese tư tưởng Tập Cận Bình
- tư tưởng Tập Cận Bìnhpolitical philosophy of Xi Jinping
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Xiism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiism
“Xiism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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