noun

• 1Chiefly in the phraseology of communism and socialism: advocacy of imperialist foreign policy while claiming to support socialism.

• 2historical Specifically. Socialist policies used to disguise imperialist ambitions.

  Especially used in discussions of Sino-Soviet relations.

• 3Politics
  A combination of an imperialist foreign policy and programmes of social reform, frequently introduced in order to quell internal social upheaval.