Leninist
nounEtymology From Lenin + -ist.
1
A person who follows or supports Lenin or the philosophy of Leninism.
- Derived terms
- Marxist-Leninist, Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
- Related terms
- Leninite, Communist, Marxist, Stalinist, Trotskyist
Leninist
adj/ˈlɛnɪnɪst/ · /ˈlɛnənɪst/
Etymology From Lenin + -ist.
1
Of or relating to Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), a Russian revolutionary and politician.
2
Of or relating to Leninism.
- And the Western press has just realized that China, the second power in the world, in place to become the first in a few years, is a Leninist state.2017, Spandrell, Biological Leninism, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025, page 1:
- Synonyms
- Leninian