Definition of Stalinist in English:
Stalinist
noun ˈstɑːlɪnɪstˈstɑlənəst
A supporter of the Soviet statesman Stalin or his ideology and policies.
the role of the Stalinists during the Spanish Civil War
Example sentencesExamples
- No, no, of course I'm not a Stalinist.
- They are Stalinists who would censor the arts to suit their own political ends.
- Reading his own apologia affirms a depth of understanding which Feinstein is inclined to ignore, dismissing him as a Stalinist.
- On the front page he was referred to as a Stalinist.
- A columnist in the Post accused the marchers of having been duped by a remnant group of Stalinists.
adjective ˈstɑːlɪnɪstˈstɑlənəst
Relating to the Soviet statesman Stalin or his ideology and policies.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a dazzlingly detailed, frank retelling of the Stalinist period.
- In Orwell's view, it was the Stalinist Left that had betrayed the common people, not democratic socialists like himself.
- An idealist, he could not stomach the new Stalinist dictates of socialist realism.
- The old opposition has been replaced by a civil war between Stalinist totalitarianism and democratic socialism.
- His memoir appeared in Polish in 1946, only to be choked off by Stalinist censors.
Definition of Stalinist in US English:
Stalinist
nounˈstɑlənəstˈstälənəst
A supporter of the Soviet statesman Stalin or his ideology and policies.
the role of the Stalinists during the Spanish Civil War
Example sentencesExamples
- They are Stalinists who would censor the arts to suit their own political ends.
- A columnist in the Post accused the marchers of having been duped by a remnant group of Stalinists.
- On the front page he was referred to as a Stalinist.
- Reading his own apologia affirms a depth of understanding which Feinstein is inclined to ignore, dismissing him as a Stalinist.
- No, no, of course I'm not a Stalinist.
adjectiveˈstɑlənəstˈstälənəst
Relating to the Soviet statesman Joseph Stalin or his ideology and policies.
Example sentencesExamples
- In Orwell's view, it was the Stalinist Left that had betrayed the common people, not democratic socialists like himself.
- An idealist, he could not stomach the new Stalinist dictates of socialist realism.
- His memoir appeared in Polish in 1946, only to be choked off by Stalinist censors.
- The old opposition has been replaced by a civil war between Stalinist totalitarianism and democratic socialism.
- It is a dazzlingly detailed, frank retelling of the Stalinist period.