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liquidationism

noun

Etymology

From liquidation + -ism, calque of Russian Ликвидаторство (Likvidatorstvo), possibly via German. First attested in 1919.

  1. derived from liquidus
  2. derived from *wleykʷ-✻ — “to make wet; moist”
  3. derived from liquidus — “fluid, liquid; clear, transparent”
  4. learned borrowing from liquidātus — “liquid; clear”
  5. suffixed as liquidation — “liquidate + ion”
  6. suffixed as liquidationism — “liquidation + ism”

Definitions

  1. In Marxist theory, the ideological liquidation (negation) of the revolutionary party…

    In Marxist theory, the ideological liquidation (negation) of the revolutionary party program or the hierarchical leadership by party members.

  2. The libertarian belief that no actions to mitigate the effects of recessions should be…

    The libertarian belief that no actions to mitigate the effects of recessions should be taken by the government or the central bank, since the liquidation of struggling companies is a solution in itself.

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