Trotskyite

9.6

A person who supports Trotsky's idea of making socialism by worldwide revolution

noun
/ˈtrɒtskiˌaɪt/

: trotskista

As a dedicated Trotskyite, she believed that revolution was necessary to achieve global socialism.

Examples

Many Trotskyites argue that the only path to socialism is through ongoing revolutionary actions around the world.
The rally was organized by several Trotskyites who advocated for continuous revolution to spread socialist ideals.
Mellenchant, a far left Trotskyite, may have been the his, his group may have been the biggest winners in the legislative election.

Synonyms

revolutionary

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A person who supports or takes part in political change to remove a government

emphasizes global continuous revolution instead of single uprisings

Marxist

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43 6.3

A person who supports Karl Marx's ideas about class and social equality

adds belief in continuous global revolution specific to one faction

Communist

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A person who wants businesses and land owned by the community, not by individuals

specifies active global continuous revolution rather than general party membership

Trot

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Archaic

4 9.9

A person who supports Trotsky's idea of socialist revolution worldwide

is the fuller, more formal expression of that same idea

Trotskyist

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A person who supports Trotsky's idea of an ongoing world revolution by workers to create socialism

is a different form of the same political label

revolutionist

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A person who takes strong action to change a government or society

focuses on worldwide ongoing revolution rather than any single uprising

internationalist

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A person who supports socialist or communist groups working together across countries

stresses continual global revolution rather than only international cooperation

Marxian

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8.0

A person who follows Karl Marx's ideas about politics and the economy

is more activist, calling for ongoing worldwide revolution than theory alone

Compounds

Trotskyite ideology

9.9

Political ideas of Leon Trotsky calling for ongoing revolution and international socialism

Surface Forms

Trotskyite singular

Trotskyites plural

Morphology

Trotskyite = Trotsky (transparent) = Trotsky + ite

Formed from the name 'Trotsky' with the productive English suffix '-ite' meaning 'supporter or follower of', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Trotskyite comes from the name Trotsky, the Russian leader Leon Trotsky, with the ending -ite that means 'follower of' or member of a group. So a Trotskyite is someone who follows Trotsky's ideas and supports the idea of revolution in many countries.