Meanings
- uncountableA revolutionary strategy which posited that military vanguardism could lead to general rebellion.
While focalism drew from previous Marxist-Leninist ideas and the Maoist strategy of protracted people's war, it also broke with many of the mid-Cold War era's established communist parties.
2016, Brendan Michael, The Cold War Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Cold War, page 168Synonyms: foquism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of anchoring.
nounA revolutionary strategy which posited that military vanguardism could lead to general rebellion.
Origin
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focalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focalism
“focalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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