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communism
/ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm/
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What does communism mean?
noun
- Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
- Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
- The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.
More meanings (6)
noun
- The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.
- The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.
- (informal) A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.
- (derogatory) Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.
- (rare) Readiness to share scientific findings (the first of the Mertonian norms).
- (rare) communality, sharedness.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm/
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The charges against Communism made from a religious, a philosophical, and, generally, from an ideological standpoint, are not deserving of serious examination.
I. I ought not to conceal the fact that property and communism have been considered always the only possible forms of society.
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Socialism and Anarchist Communism alike have arisen from the perception that private capital is a source of tyranny by certain individuals over others.
After the shipwreck of communism came years of relative quiet, years of repose, years of sabbatical--and then there came a day of fire.
In dealing with prehistoric people, we have several times referred to the tribal state of government, involving village life and communism in living.