people's democracies

A form of people's democracy — A theoretical concept within Marxism-Leninism and a form of government in communist states which developed after World War II and in theory allowed for a multi-class, multi-party democracy on the pathway to socialism, rather than a pure proletarian dictatorship.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of people's democracy
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