-ləˌnizəm noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Joseph Stalin died 1953 Russ. political leader + English -ism
: the political, economic, and social principles and policies associated with Stalin ; especially : the theory and practice of communism developed by Stalin from Marxism-Leninism — compare bolshevism , leninism , marxism , titoism , trotskyism