Trot
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- noun
- /trɒt/
- Archaic
:
trotzkista
- Activists held a meeting to discuss their commitment to the Trot ideology and its global implications.
Examples
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The political group organized a conference to honor the principles of Trot as a means for worldwide change.
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The Siloam Springs Turkey Trot is just one of many going on in our area.
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The Annual Advice 5K Turkey Trot is set to take place on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2012.
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The Turkey Trot is a Siloam Springs tradition standing more than two decades strong; the Turkey Trot drew in more runners this November than in years past.
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Many people participated in the annual Trot for socialism event, promoting Trotsky's vision.
Synonyms
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A person who supports Trotsky's idea of an ongoing world revolution by workers to create socialism
A person who supports Trotsky's idea of making socialism by worldwide revolution
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of riding where the rider rises and sits in time with the horse's trot
- Specialized
A way of riding where the rider stays in the saddle while the horse moves in a steady bouncy pace
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trot comes from the name Trotsky, the Russian leader Leon Trotsky, and is a short, informal name for someone who followed his ideas. So a Trot is a person who supports 'socialism' as Trotsky described it, wanting to spread it around the world through constant revolution.