HyperDic: communism

English > 2 senses of the word *communism*:
NOUN	group	communism	a form of socialism / socialism that abolishes private ownership
NOUN	cognition	communism	a political theory favoring / favoring collectivism in a classless society

communism > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'myahnih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *communism*: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	A form of socialism / socialism that abolishes private ownership.
Narrower	Bolshevism, collectivism, sovietism	Soviet communism
Broader	socialism, socialist economy	An economic system based on state ownership of capital
Spanish	comunismo
Catalan	comunisme
Adjectives	communistic	relating to or marked by communism / communism
Nouns	Communist	a member of the communist party
Nouns	communist	a socialist who advocates communism / communism
Verbs	communize	make into property owned by the state
Verbs	communize	make Communist or bring in accord / accord with Communist principles

English > *communism*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A political theory favoring / favoring collectivism in a classless society.
Narrower	Castroism	A form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
	Leninism, Marxism-Leninism	The political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union
	Maoism	A form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong
	Marxism	The economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism
	Trotskyism	The form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky
Broader	political orientation, ideology, political theory	An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
Spanish	comunismo
Catalan	comunisme
Adjectives	communist, communistic	relating to or marked by communism / communism
Adjectives	post-communist	no longer communist
Nouns	Communist	a member of the communist party
Nouns	communist	a socialist who advocates communism / communism
Verbs	communize	make into property owned by the state
Verbs	communize	make Communist or bring in accord / accord with Communist principles

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