How to Use Maoism in a Sentence

Maoism

noun
  • Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Mao’s Reversal And The Ruin of Chinese Research In China, Maoism led to major setbacks for science during the Great Leap Forward and, especially, the Cultural Revolution.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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