transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪvɪʒənɪst ]
( revisionists)
1.
If you describe a person or their views as revisionist , you mean that they reject traditionally held beliefs about a particular historical event or events. ( FORMAL )
...the revisionist interpretation of the French Revolution.
ADJ
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A revisionist is a person who has revisionist views. ( FORMAL )
The reputation of the navigator is under assault from historical revisionists.
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2.
If a socialist describes another socialist’s actions or opinions as revisionist , they mean that they are unacceptable because they are more moderate than normal Marxist theory allows. ( FORMAL )
This revisionist thesis departs even further from Marxist assertions.
ADJ [ disapproval ]
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A revisionist is a person who has revisionist views. ( FORMAL )
...ferocious infighting between Stalinist hardliners and revisionists.
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