Stalinist
adjective
uk/ˈstɑː.lɪn.ɪst//ˈstæl.ɪn.ɪst/us/ˈstɑː.lən.ɪst//ˈstæl.ən.ɪst/relatingto,typicalof, orsupportingthepolitical,economic, andsocialbeliefsof theformerSovietleaderJoseph Stalin:
He was amusicianin theSovietUniontowards the end of therepressiveStalinistera.
Theyaccusedhim of using Stalinistmethodstoeliminatehispoliticalopponents.
Work that did notconformto Stalinistideologywasbannedfrompublication.
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anti-Stalinistadjective
- ThePartyembracedthe Stalinisttheoryof therevolutionbystages.
- Sherefusedtodenouncethe Stalinistpersonalitycultfollowingthe dictator'sdeath.
- Stalinisteconomicplanningemphasizedthedevelopmentofheavyindustriesinurbanareas.
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- G7
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- occupied
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- the G8
Stalinist
noun[C]
uk/ˈstɑː.lɪn.ɪst//ˈstæl.ɪn.ɪst/us/ˈstɑː.lən.ɪst//ˈstæl.ən.ɪst/asupporterof thepolitical,economic, andsocialbeliefsof theformerSovietleaderJoseph Stalin:
He was a Stalinist out ofpersonalconviction, not because hefearedfor hislife.
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anti-Stalinistnoun
- For manyyearsthe Trotskyistswagedintellectualbattlewith the Stalinists.
- Thefilmtriesto show how theMarxistcausewasbetrayedby Stalinists during theSpanishCivil War.
- HedeniedaccusingtheDemocraticcandidateof being a Stalinist.
- Theleader, Ho Chi Minh, was aconvincedStalinist.
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- G7
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- occupied
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- the G8