Trotskyite
Noun
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Noun
Trotskyite (plural Trotskyites)
- An advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky (born Lev Davidovich Bronstein).
- 1939, H. G. Wells, The Fate of Man, Section 21,
- A great number of disillusioned young men in the Western world are saying now that it is Stalin who is to blame and proclaiming themselves Trotskyites.
- 1939, H. G. Wells, The Fate of Man, Section 21,
- French: trotskiste
- German: Trotzkist, Trotzkistin
- Portuguese: trotskista
- Russian: троцки́ст
- Spanish: trotskista
- Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating the doctrines of Leon Trotsky.
- 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter One,
- […] [her] father had fought in the Lincoln Brigade but now provided janitorial supplies to factories by day and attended Trotskyite meetings by night […]
- 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter One,
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