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noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: desertion, abandonment, defection
History
From deviation + -ism.
