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REVISIONISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A moderate evolutionary form of Marxism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("revisionism" is a kind of...):
Bolshevism; collectivism; sovietism (Soviet communism)
Derivation:
revisionist (a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("revisionism" is a kind of...):
Bolshevism; collectivism; sovietism (Soviet communism)
Derivation:
revisionist (a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position)
