Stakhanovite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Stakhanovite in British English:
UK [stəkɑ:nəvait]
How to pronounce Stakhanovite in American English:
US [stəˈkɑnəˌvaɪt]
Word Origin
- Stakhanovite (n.)
- 1935, from name of hard-working Soviet coal miner Aleksei Grigorevich Stakhanov (1906-1977), in reference to an efficiency system in which workers increase their piecework production and are rewarded with bonuses and privileges. Soviet authorities publicized his prodigious output as part of a campaign to increase productivity.
Example
- 1. In factories , workers competed to become stakhanovite " shockworkers " .
- 2. The korean model had four distinctive features : a stakhanovite workforce ; powerful conglomerates ; relatively weak smaller firms ; and high social cohesion .
- 3. There is an element of exaggeration in this , of course , and not just about french burial habits ; studies show that americans are less stakhanovite than they think .
- 4. The stakhanovite in question was the retail analyst richard ratner from the brokerage firm seymour pierce , who died a couple of weeks ago after suffering a heart attack at work . He was 58 .