Eu·ro·com·mu·nism | \ ˌyu̇r-ō-ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm 
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\Definition of Eurocommunism
: the communism especially of western European Communist parties that was marked by a willingness to reach power through coalitions and by independence from Soviet leadership
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The first known use of Eurocommunism was in 1976
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