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communism

  • noun
  • [ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]

Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.

Other meanings

  1. Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.

  2. The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Related words

  • anarcho-communism
  • anarchist communism
  • free communism
  • libertarian communism
  • anticommunism
  • anti-communism

Word history

From Latin "commūnis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “communism” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.