Mao Zedong Thought

proper noun

Synonym of Maoism.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Maoism.

    In Tungkuan County, the Houchieh Brigade under Houchieh Commune, with the assistance of the Mao Tsetung Thought propaganda team, made[…]

    [1970, Union Research Service, volume 59, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19
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    The CCP core group of Chiuchih County in Kuolo Tibetan Autonomous Chou recently ran Mao Tsetung thought study class for key responsible comrades of leading groups at county and commune levels.

    [1970 February 9 [1970 February 7], “Kuolo Tibetan Leaders Hold Mao Thought Classes”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 27, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sining Tsinghai Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Communist China: Northwest Region, page H 1

    A document circulating online purporting to detail a proposal by top Communist Party officials to remove Mao Zedong Thought from party work, documents and policies, has also sharpened debate. The supposed Politburo document, No. 179, dated Dec. 28, 2010, is said to have been proposed by Xi Jinping, the man expected to become China’s next president, and Wu Bangguo, the head of the National People’s Congress.

    2011 May 5, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, “Mao's Legacy Still Divides China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2021, Asia Pacific

    Synonyms: Maoism

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Maoism.

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Origin

Partial calque of Mandarin 毛澤東思想 /毛泽东思想 (Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng)

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 毛澤東思想 /毛泽东思想
  • 毛澤東思想 /毛泽东思想 (Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng)ideology
French pensée de Mao Zedong
  • pensée de Mao Zedongideology
Japanese 毛沢東思想
  • 毛沢東思想 (Mōtakutō shisō)ideology
Korean 마오쩌둥 사상, 모택동 사상
  • 마오쩌둥 사상 (maojjeodung sasang)ideology
  • 모택동 사상 (motaekdong sasang)ideology
Polish maoizm
  • maoizmideology
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APA

Mao Zedong Thought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mao%20Zedong%20Thought

MLA

“Mao Zedong Thought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mao%20Zedong%20Thought. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mao Zedong Thought,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mao%20Zedong%20Thought.

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