ALL meanings of communism
com·mu·nism
C c - noun communism advocacy of a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production and subsistence belong to the community 4
- noun communism a political movement based upon the writings of Marx that considers history in terms of class conflict and revolutionary struggle, resulting eventually in the victory of the proletariat and the establishment of a socialist order based on public ownership of the means of production 4
- noun communism any social, economic, or political movement or doctrine aimed at achieving such a society 3
- noun communism a social order or system of government established by a ruling Communist Party, esp in the former Soviet Union 3
- noun communism any leftist political activity or thought, esp when considered to be subversive 3
- noun communism communal living; communalism 3
- noun communism any economic theory or system based on the ownership of all property by the community as a whole 3
- noun communism a hypothetical stage of socialism, as formulated by Marx, Engels, Lenin, and others, to be characterized by a classless and stateless society and the equal distribution of economic goods, and to be achieved by revolutionary and dictatorial, rather than gradualistic, means 3
- noun communism the form of government of various, esp. former, socialist states which profess to be working toward this stage by means of state planning and control of the economy, a one-party political structure, and an emphasis on the requirements of the state rather than on individual liberties 3
- noun communism a political movement for establishing a communist system 3
- noun communism the doctrines, methods, etc. of the Communist parties 3
- abbreviation COMMUNISM communalism 3
- noun communism any political ideas or activity thought of as being leftist or subversive 3
- uncountable noun communism Communism is the political belief that all people are equal and that workers should control the means of producing things. 2
- noun communism (initial capital letter) the principles and practices of the Communist Party. 1
- abbreviation COMMUNISM communalism. 1
- noun communism A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. 1
- noun communism extreme socialism 1
- noun communism a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 1
- noun communism (often initial capital letter) a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. 1
- noun communism Any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively. 0
- noun communism Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy. 0
- noun communism The international socialist society where classes and the state no longer exist. 0