noun
communism
KOM-yoo-nih-zm
noun
1
A political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned collectively rather than by individuals.
"The party promised to abolish private property and establish communism."
How to Use Communism
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA system where resources and production are shared collectively instead of privately owned — as opposed to capitalism.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
under communism
the fall of communism
Word Forms
communisms plural
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Etymology
From French communisme, built from commun ("common") and the suffix -isme, in the mid-1800s.