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Stalinist

American  
[stah-luh-nist] / ˈstɑ lə nɪst /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Joseph Stalin or Stalinism.


noun

  1. an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.

Etymology

Origin of Stalinist

First recorded in 1925–30; Stalin + -ist

Example Sentences

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The former Stalinist state offers a special visa allowing U.S. citizens to live and work there, with no tax on foreign income for a year, no questions asked.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prokofiev spent years in Paris and in the U.S. as a modernist, but ultimately Mother Russia was too strong of a pull, and he returned despite the artistic restrictions of Stalinist Russia.

From Los Angeles Times

Propaganda is central to the Kim family’s Stalinist grip on power.

From New York Times

Tolokonnikova said when she arrived at Penal Colony No. 14 in the Mordovia region, the warden described himself as a “Stalinist.”

From Seattle Times

Some see it as a throwback to the Stalinist era, when abortion was outlawed in 1936, and women ending unwanted pregnancies often turned to illegal and unsafe procedures.

From Seattle Times