communism

Noun

Meaning

A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

communist cold war bolshevism federalism national socialism socialism marxism republicanism pluralism octet oligarchy radicalism collectivism centralism statism
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Antonyms

business individual competition freedom democracy autonomy
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Hypernyms

ideology socialism political theory socialist economy political orientation

Hyponyms

bolshevism marxism collectivism Maoism Marxism-Leninism Leninism

Related terms

communist commune communal communistic commie communalism

Phrases with the word

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Examples

Communism is like prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work. Will Rogers

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal. Adlai Stevenson II

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky. Boris Yeltsin

Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. Frank Zappa

There is a specter haunting Europe, the specter of Communism. Karl Marx

Communism is a cow of many; well milked and badly fed. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

communis opinio communisation communise Communism Peak communist communist anarchism