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- noun an advocate of the
communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky
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It ought to excite some sympathy with what the author wants, as well as sympathy with his objections to something: and the positive point of view, which I take to be generally Trotskyite, is not convincing ....
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It ought to excite some sympathy with what the author wants, as well as sympathy with his objections to something: and the positive point of view, which I take to be generally Trotskyite, is not convincing ....
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GEORGE: At risk again of being referred to as a Trotskyite by my friend over there, this just goes to show that even though the United States, after the 2000 election, may have been bored with Gore, Spain is not bored with gore.
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He fell around as though I was pulling his leg — as though the idea of anyone being a Trotskyite was a joke.
War Game Price, Anthony 1976
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Gordon Brown suffers the additional burden of being a right-wing, capitalist Trotskyite, which is just what all the New Labour founders are.
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Gordon Brown suffers the additional burden of being a right-wing, capitalist Trotskyite, which is just what all the New Labour founders are.
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A Trotskyite is a political activist who follows the
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A Trotskyite is a political activist who follows the
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A Trotskyite is a political activist who follows the communist teachings of Leon Trotsky and oppposed Joseph Stalin's version.
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Campbell held the British 100m record from 1967 to 1974. 3. 37pm: The RMT's general secretary, Bob Crow, has responded to being called a "Trotskyite" by Vince Cable.
Liberal Democrat conference live - Wednesday 22 September 2010
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