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Trotskyite ideology

Trotskyite ideology

9.9
Political ideas of Leon Trotsky calling for ongoing revolution and international socialism
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɒtskiˌaɪt aɪˈdɛlədʒi/
translation icon : ideología trotskista
  • Many activists adhered to Trotskyite ideology as they believed in the necessity of a worldwide revolution.

Examples

  • The Trotskyite ideology emphasizes the importance of global solidarity among working-class movements.

  • Critics argue that Trotskyite ideology can be unrealistic in contemporary political contexts.

  • It is not the job of the Israelis to satisfy some neo-Trotskyite ideology of "liberalism."

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Synonyms

Trotskyism
vsTrotskyite ideology
1 9.9

A political belief based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that supports a worldwide workers' revolution and opposes Stalin's policies

is the same ideology but named with a different phrase

Surface Forms

Trotskyite ideology singular
Trotskyite ideologies plural

Morphology

Trotskyite + ideology

The phrase is directly compositional: an attributive noun ('Trotskyite') specifies whose 'ideology' it is, so a learner who knows 'Trotskyite' (advocate of Trotsky's ideas) and 'ideology' (a system of ideas) can infer it means the set of ideas held by Trotskyites. This is a literal, non-idiomatic noun–noun combination and follows regular English patterns, making it transparent to learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Trotskyite ideology comes from the name of Leon Trotsky, a Russian political leader whose ideas shaped a group of followers. Trotsky argued for 'permanent revolution' and for workers to work together across countries, so people who followed his views were called Trotskyites, and Trotskyite ideology now means the set of political beliefs based on his ideas.