Central Committee
Communist ruling body
Central Committee refers to the main governing body of a communist or socialist political party, particularly in Marxist-Leninist systems.
The Central Committee theoretically directs party policy between congresses, though real power often concentrates in smaller bodies like the Politburo: The Central Committee met to approve the five-year plan.
The term is most associated with the Soviet Union and China.
Lenin's revolutionary party
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
proletariat · vanguard · cadre · comrade · Soviet · party · collectivism · ideology
Gathering for celebration
- assemblyConstructing from components
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- representativesThose acting for others
deputies · chamber · session · quorum · voting · election · nomination · chairman
Rigid administrative system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- directiveFormal command or instruction
mandate · coordination · supervision · execution · enforcement · protocol · procedure · compliance
Bolsheviks
Lenin's revolutionary party
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
Marxism · proletariat · vanguard · cadre · comrade · Soviet · party · collectivism · ideology · revolution
party
Gathering for celebration
- assemblyConstructing from components
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
representatives · deputies · chamber · session · quorum · voting · election · nomination · chairman · general secretary
bureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
directive · mandate · coordination · supervision · execution · enforcement · protocol · procedure · compliance · structure
Central Committeeparliament
National legislative assembly
legislature · Congress · elected assembly · House of Representatives · Senate
Central Committeelocal chapter
Area-based organizational division
grassroots organization · rank and file · branch office · workers' council · mass meeting
Central Committeecabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
free press · civil society · open government · liberal democracy
central, committee, center, centre, centrally, centrality, centrist, centrism, centric