# Maoism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaʊɪzəm/ · frequency rank #81,538

## Definitions
1. The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.

## Etymology
From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maoism