Para-communism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ideology or organization bearing similarities with communism. uncountable
"In a later section we must examine communism as a world force, but here it is to be observed that just as Chinese democracy is not the same thing as Western democracy but a para-democracy, so Chinese communism is not by any means the Russian article, but a para-communism."
Example
More examples"In a later section we must examine communism as a world force, but here it is to be observed that just as Chinese democracy is not the same thing as Western democracy but a para-democracy, so Chinese communism is not by any means the Russian article, but a para-communism."
Etymology
From para- (prefix meaning ‘alongside, beside’) + communism.
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