revisionism

noun

re·vi·sion·ism ri-ˈvi-zhə-ˌni-zəm

: a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit

: advocacy of revision (as of a doctrine or policy or in historical analysis)

revisionist

ri-ˈvi-zhə-nist

noun or adjective

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Rather than signaling isolation, Trump’s campaign pledges are interpreted in the global South as a calculated strategy of revisionism—a bid to restore U.S. primacy by making other countries pay heed, align with Washington, or be left vulnerable in an increasingly uncertain order. —

Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Marcos' son was elected president following a campaign that deployed revisionism and misinformation to deny his father's repressive rule. —

Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024 Putin’s historical revisionism has become an indispensable feature of his regime. —

Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024 Battles over books in school libraries have become emblematic of the country’s larger culture wars over race, historical revisionism and gender identity. —

Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for revisionism