Deviationism (Noun)
Meaning
Ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The communist party's central committee condemned the local leader's deviationism, accusing him of straying from the party's ideological principles.
- Her critique of the party's authoritarian tendencies was labeled as deviationism by the hardline faction.
- The politician's sudden shift towards market-oriented reforms was seen as a case of deviationism by the orthodox communists.
- The historian argued that Khrushchev's reforms were an example of deviationism that ultimately led to the decline of Soviet communism.
- The party's disciplinary committee investigated the allegations of deviationism against the dissenting members, threatening them with expulsion.