Maoist

adj, noun — 2 senses

Maoist

adj

Etymology From Mao + -ist.

1

of, related to, or advocating Maoism

Derived terms: Maoist Standard English

Maoist

noun

Etymology From Mao + -ist.

1

one who advocates Maoism

After Richard Nixon's visit to Peiping in 1972 and the establishment of "liaison offices" in Washington and Peiping, the Maoists have been stepping up their infiltration and subversive activities in the United States, the sources pointed out.1975 August 3, “Peiping increasing aid to Red insurgents”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVI, number 30, Taipei, page 1:

Derived terms: Marxist-Leninist-Maoist, neo-Maoist

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