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- adjective Of or relating to
Leninism . - noun A person who follows or supports Lenin or the
philosophy ofLeninism .
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Examples
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Or in Leninist terms, they are exporting their internal contradictions.
Courtesy of the Calgary Herald Jeff 2007
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Wolfe’s peculiar exercise in Leninist ideological discipline is for the most part a harmless addition to its author’s undistinguished body of work.
Author claims review smeared him Steven E. Levingston 2010
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The dictator Stalin was a thoroughgoing Leninist, that is to say a Nietzschean.
RenewAmerica 2009
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Lenin was not dealing with the Hamlet-like characters portrayed by Schapiro, but opponents as "Leninist" as himself.
Liberalizing Lenin? Flaherty, Patrick 1980
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Everyone must pretend that everything is in good order and proceeding according to the 'Leninist' plan, carefully laid out in advance.
Escapes From Freedom Shragin, Boris 1975
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Directions from Moscow based on "Leninist" principles must replace empirical methods of trial and error.
Sidney Percival Bunting Roux, Edward 1943
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But we shouldn't pin all the blame on ANSWER, or any allegedly "Leninist" group, for playing that role.
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And also any 'Leninist' likewise does unless they think the Bolsheviks were pacifists (and there are also many hypocrites amongst them as well).
David Osler 2010
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I believe this system is a component of an organized threat to our democracy from a well-financed, self-described "Leninist," subversive, cult-like, conspiratorial movement intent on imposing a corporatist / theocratic authoritarian system on us.
Seeing the Forest 2009
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According to another recent poll, the only political figure Swedish voters mistrust more than Social Democrat Party chair Mona Sahlin is Lars Ohly, the self-identified "Leninist" leader of the Left Party.
Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1 2009
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