Blanquism

noun

Blan·​quism

ˈbläŋˌkizəm

plural -s

: the revolutionary doctrine that a socialist state could be established only by an immediate seizure of power by the workers themselves

Word History

Etymology

Louis-Auguste Blanqui †1881 French socialist + English -ism

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