Communism

  • 51communism — n. Socialism, Fourierism, Phalansterism, Humanitarianism, Saint Simonianism …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 52Communism — noun (U) 1 a political system in some countries in which the government controls the production of all food and goods, and which has no different social classes 2 the belief in this political system …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 53communism — n Bolshevism, Marxism, Leninism, So vietism; collectivism, communalism, communaliza tion, state ownership; socialism, social democracy, phalansterianism, Fourierism, totalitarianism …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 54communism — com·mu·nism …

    English syllables

  • 55communism — [ˈkɒmjʊˌnɪz(ə)m] noun [U] a political and economic system in which there is no private ownership of property or industry and in which people of all social classes are treated equally …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 56communism — com•mu•nism [[t]ˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) gov a theory or system of social organization based on holding all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community or to the state 2) gov (often cap.) a political doctrine or movement …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57Communism — /ˈkɒmjunɪzəm/ (say komyoohnizuhm) noun Mount → Kommunizma Peak …

  • 58communism — /ˈkɒmjənɪzəm / (say komyuhnizuhm) noun 1. (also upper case) a theory or system of social organisation based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 2. (also upper… …

  • 59communism — In the pristine sense, the ownership of the means of production by the community, each member of the community participating in production according to his ability and sharing in the products according to his need; in common usage of the present… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 60communism or Communism — com|mu|nism or Com|mu|nism [ kamjə,nızəm ] noun uncount * a political and economic system in which individual people cannot own property or industries and in which there are no important social class divisions …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English