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Stalinism

Syllabification: (Sta·lin·ism)
Pronunciation: /ˈstäləˌnizəm/
Definition of Stalinism

noun

  • the ideology and policies adopted by Stalin, based on centralization, totalitarianism, and the pursuit of communism.
  • any rigid centralized authoritarian form of communism.

Derivatives

Stalinist

noun & adjective

Stalinism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Stalinism in the British & World English dictionary