Eurocommunism


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Eu·ro·com·mu·nism

 (yo͝or′ō-kŏm′yə-nĭz′əm)
n.
The communism of certain western European Communist parties that advocated democratic political procedures and independence from the Soviet government.
Eu′ro·com′mu·nist adj. & n.
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Eurocommunism

(ˌjʊərəʊˈkɒmjʊˌnɪzəm)
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the policies, doctrines, and practices of Communist Parties in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, esp those rejecting democratic centralism and favouring nonalignment with the Soviet Union and China
ˌEuroˈcommunist n, adj
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Eu•ro•com•mu•nism

(ˌyʊər əˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm, ˌyɜr-)

n.
a form of Communism that developed in some western European nations independently of the Soviet Union.
[1970–75]
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Eurocommunism

the form of communism found in some countries of Western Europe, independent of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
See also: Communism
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Translations
eurocommunisme

Eurocommunism

[ˈjʊərəʊˌkɒmjʊnɪzəm] N → eurocomunismo m
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