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Babouvism

noun
Ba·​bou·​vism | \ bəˈbüˌvizəm, bä-\
plural -s

Definition of Babouvism

: a social and political doctrine or movement advocating a program of egalitarianism and communism especially as formulated by Babeuf

First Known Use of Babouvism

1848, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Babouvism

French babouvisme, from François Émile Babeuf or Babœuf †1797 French revolutionary + French -isme -ism

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