(in the former Soviet Union) a system designed to raise production by offering incentives to efficient workers
Derived forms
Stakhanovite (Staˈkhanovˌite)
noun, adjective
Word origin
C20: named after A. G. Stakhanov (1906–77), Soviet coal miner, the worker first awarded benefits under the systemin 1935
Stakhanovism in American English
(stəˈxɑnəˌvɪzəm)
noun
in the Soviet Union, a system whereby teams of workers sought to increase their production by improving efficiency and, if successful, were rewarded with bonuses and privileges
Derived forms
Stakhanovite (Staˈkhanovˌite) (stəˈxɑnəˌvaɪt)
adjective, noun
Word origin
after Aleksei Stakhanov, Soviet miner whose efforts inspired it (1935)