revisionism
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9.1
- noun
- /rɪˈvɪʒənɪzəm/
- Specialized
- The movement towards gradual reforms in the party reflects a clear shift towards revisionism instead of a revolutionary approach.
- postmodern revisionism
Examples
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We upheld Marxism-Leninism against modern revisionism, which was first espoused by Khrushchev and then by his successor Brezhnev.
Blog text (9) -
C. These parties failed because of "revisionism" and must purge all "revisionist" elements within their ranks.
Blog text (22) -
And so the revisionism becomes, you know, an official policy of all of these right wing groups of all of them.
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Leader Charge and White Hat are not talking about revisionism or political correctness.
Academic text (1991) -
Revisionism continued, and we could make no progress unless it was wiped out.
Academic text (1993) -
One stemmed from what might be called conservative revisionism, especially among right-wing intellectuals.
Academic text (1999) -
Historians, as well as the public, have an aversion to radical revisionism: it is unsettling, for it undermines our confidence that we understand the past.
Academic text (2010) -
Lenin has talked about the intimate relationship between imperialism and revisionism, and the revisionism grows on the protection and support of imperialism.
Blog text (19) -
Many historians disagree with the notion of revisionism when it suggests altering widely accepted historical facts.
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The debate over revisionism in academic circles highlights the tensions between traditional and modern interpretations of socialism.
Synonyms
1
7.8
Belief in making slow changes to laws and society rather than sudden change
1
9.9
Moving away from a party's official ideas, especially in communist parties
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9.9
Belief that socialism should come slowly through legal reforms rather than by revolution
Antonyms
Compounds
How Reformist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Revisionism comes from the common verb revise, with re- meaning 'again' and revise meaning 'to change or check again'. So in politics, revisionism is the idea of changing older socialist ideas, often by choosing slow reforms instead of a full revolution.