leninism
/ˈlɛnɪnɪzm̩/
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Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
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Meaning
noun
A political ideology developed by Vladimir Lenin that proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party, as the political prelude to the establishment of communism.
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Lenin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Leninism From Lenin + -ism, named after Vladimir Lenin.