Juche
//ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The core component of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, the state ideology of North Korea. uncountable
"What is Juche in our Party's ideological work? What are we doing? We are not engaged in any other country's revolution, but precisely in the Korean revolution. This, the Korean revolution, constitutes Juche in the ideological work of our Party."
Example
More examples"What is Juche in our Party's ideological work? What are we doing? We are not engaged in any other country's revolution, but precisely in the Korean revolution. This, the Korean revolution, constitutes Juche in the ideological work of our Party."
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 주체(主體) (juche, “self-reliance”, literally “subject”).
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