capitalist roadism
The alleged political beliefs of a capitalist roader: one who bows to pressure from…The alleged political beliefs of a capitalist roader: one (especially a Chinese Communist Party official) who bows to pressure from bourgeois forces and attempts to pull the Cultural Revolution in a capitalist direction.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, historical, uncountable)The alleged political beliefs of a capitalist roader: one (especially a Chinese Communist Party official) who bows to pressure from bourgeois forces and attempts to pull the Cultural Revolution in a capitalist direction.
ка̀ппути́змkàpputízm
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
By analogy with capitalist roader, a calque of Chinese 走資派 /走资派 (zǒuzīpài, literally “oneBy analogy with capitalist roader, a calque of Chinese 走資派 /走资派 (zǒuzīpài, literally “one who takes the capitalist road”). By surface analysis, capitalist + road (figurative) + -ism (suffix denoting a particular doctrine, theory, or political movement).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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