communism
11communism — [n] socialist government Bolshevism, collectivism, Leninism, Marxism, rule of the proletariat, socialism, state ownership, totalitarianism; concept 301 Ant. capitalism, democracy …
12communism — ► NOUN 1) a political and social system whereby all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. 2) a system of this kind derived from Marxism, practised in China and formerly… …
13communism — [käm′yo͞o niz΄əm, käm′yəniz΄əm] n. [Fr communisme < commun (< OFr comun) + isme: see COMMON & ISM] 1. any economic theory or system based on the ownership of all property by the community as a whole 2. [often C ] a) a hypothetical stage of… …
14Communism — For the form of government in which a state is controlled by a communist party, see Communist state. Part of the series on …
15communism — /kom yeuh niz euhm/, n. 1. a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 2. (often cap.) a system of social organization in… …
16communism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ international ▪ Soviet VERB + COMMUNISM ▪ embrace ▪ defeat, fight, overthrow …
17Communism — The term communism is often used as a synonym for socialism and Marxism, and, although most strongly associated with Karl Marx, it has a history pre dating and independent of Marxism. Marx used the term to refer to both the revolutionary… …
18Communism — A political and economic ideology based on communal ownership and the absence of class. Communism, which can be though of as capitalism s opposite, says that in a capitalist society, the working class (the proletariat) is exploited by the ruling… …
19communism — A political doctrine, originating in the French Revolution, according to which human society can be organized on the basis of the common ownership of economic resources by the direct producers or workers. The theory of communism was developed… …
20Communism — a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. As a political movement, communism seeks to establish a classless society. A major force in world politics since the early… …
