permanent revolution

English

Noun

permanent revolution (countable and uncountable, plural permanent revolutions)

  1. (Marxism) The status of a revolutionary class where it continues to push for and achieve its interests despite the political dominance of those with opposing interests.
  2. (communism) The theory that socialism can be obtained without the country first experiencing a period of capitalism. The revolution must furthermore become an agent for other anticapitalist revolutions around the globe, in part to secure the revolution abroad.
    Antonym: stagism
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