com·mu·nism

com·mu·nism
(or Communism) /ˈkɑːmjəˌnızəm/ noun [noncount]
: a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property — compare capitalism, socialism

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  • Com|mu|nism — «KOM yuh nihz uhm», noun. 1. a system in which most or all property is owned by the state and is supposed to be shared by all. Communism comes from a philosophy based on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 1800 s and seeks the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|mu|nism — «KOM yuh nihz uhm», noun. 1. a system in which most or all property is owned by the state and is supposed to be shared by all. Communism comes from a philosophy based on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 1800 s and seeks the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • an|ti-Com|mu|nism — an|ti|com|mu|nism or an|ti Com|mu|nism «AN tee KOM yuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of communism and to the institutions and practices based on them. –an´ti|com´mu|nist, an´ti Com´mu|nist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • an|ti|com|mu|nism — or an|ti Com|mu|nism «AN tee KOM yuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of communism and to the institutions and practices based on them. –an´ti|com´mu|nist, an´ti Com´mu|nist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • ne|o-Com|mu|nism — or ne|o Com|mu|nism «NEE o KOM yeh nihz uhm», noun. a form of communism that advocates less centralized government and accepts the political role of opposition parties, developed in response to the economic and political failure of traditional… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ne|o-com|mu|nism — or ne|o Com|mu|nism «NEE o KOM yeh nihz uhm», noun. a form of communism that advocates less centralized government and accepts the political role of opposition parties, developed in response to the economic and political failure of traditional… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eu|ro|com|mu|nism — «YUR oh KOM yuh nihz uhm», noun. a theory popular in Western European Communist parties that Marxist goals can be achieved by democratic methods. –Eu´ro|com´mu|nist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • nism — ac·ti·nism; al·bi·nism; anach·ro·nism; an·drog·y·nism; an·tag·o·nism; au·toch·tho·nism; av·i·cen·nism; cen·to·nism; cic·e·ro·nism; cin·cho·nism; cli·nism; clo·nism; com·mu·nism; de·ter·mi·nism; di·cli·nism; dis·har·mo·nism; do·deca·pho·nism;… …   English syllables

  • an´ti|com´mu|nist — an|ti|com|mu|nism or an|ti Com|mu|nism «AN tee KOM yuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of communism and to the institutions and practices based on them. –an´ti|com´mu|nist, an´ti Com´mu|nist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

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