1. perestroika

noun. ['ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə'] an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy.

Rhymes with Perestroika

• troyka
• soyka
• sojka
• eroica

Sentences with perestroika

1. Foreign word
With the advent of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika, the borders of formerly communist countries in Eastern Europe broke open.