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democratic centralism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A set of principles of internal organization, mainly associated with Leninism, in which political decisions reached by voting are binding upon all members of the party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: bureaucratic centralism

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: дэмакраты́чны цэнтралі́зм (demakratýčny centralízm) — principles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民主集中制 (mínzhǔ jízhōngzhì) — principles
  • French: centralisme démocratique — principles
  • German: demokratischer Zentralismus — principles
  • Greek: δημοκρατικός συγκεντρωτισμός (dimokratikós sygkentrotismós) — principles
  • Hungarian: demokratikus centralizmus — principles
  • Italian: centralismo democratico — principles
  • Japanese: 民主集中制 (minshu shūchūsei) — principles
  • Kazakh: демократиялық централизм (demokratiälyq sentralizm) — principles
  • Korean: 민주집중제 (minjujipjungje) — principles
  • Lithuanian: demokratinis centralizmas — principles
  • Polish: centralizm demokratyczny — principles
  • Portuguese: centralismo democrático — principles
  • Romanian: centralism democratic — principles
  • Russian: демократи́ческий централи́зм (demokratíčeskij centralízm) — principles
  • Spanish: centralismo democrático — principles
  • Ukrainian: демократи́чний централі́зм (demokratýčnyj centralízm) — principles
  • Vietnamese: tập trung dân chủ — principles
  • Vietnamese: dân chủ tập trung — principles