Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Advocacy of the revision of an accepted, usually long-standing view, theory, or doctrine, especially a revision of historical events and movements.
- noun A recurrent tendency within the Communist movement to revise Marxist theory in such a way as to provide justification for a retreat from the revolutionary to the reformist position.
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- noun the advocacy of a
revision of some acceptedtheory ,doctrine or aview ofhistorical events - noun derogatory an
evolutionary form ofMarxism , abandoning some of its original principles
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism
- noun any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
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Examples
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Meanwhile, Pravda revived the term revisionism in criticism of Kardelj's failure to support the Soviet view of the Hungarian revolution (Yu.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas R. K. KINDERSLEY 1968
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All the revisionism is for naught because the facts will come out.
Think Progress » Former government employee Dana Perino doesn’t trust the government. 2010
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Wow, your comments Aaron P about the KLAN indicates that you didn't stay in school, or you were highly spoonfed some historical revisionism from a lib teacher!
Source: Joe Wilson racking up the dollars after 'you lie' comment 2009
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This particular line of revisionism is discredited with anyone who even wants to try and play the game. 9/11 truthers probably have more going for them than “land without a people, people without a land” fantacism. more in sadness Says:
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Historical revisionism is one thing, but could Josef Stalin make a comeback in Russian popularity?
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Historical revisionism is one thing, but could Josef Stalin make a comeback in Russian popularity?
Your Daily Irony: A Godless Communist Canonized? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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It seems as if revisionism is starting early on George W's place in history.
Balkinization 2007
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It seems as if revisionism is starting early on George W's place in history.
Balkinization 2007
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It seems as if revisionism is starting early on George W's place in history.
Balkinization 2007
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It seems as if revisionism is starting early on George W's place in history.
Balkinization 2007
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