communism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3. (countable, uncountable) The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.
4. (Western, colloquial, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable) Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.
5. (countable, rare, uncountable) Readiness to share scientific findings (the first of the Mertonian norms).
6. (countable, rare, uncountable) communality, sharedness.

Synonyms

collectivism

democracy

Maoism

socialism

Marxism-Leninism

Translations

communisme

comunismo

comunismo

Kommunismus

comunismo

communisme

κομμουνισμός

comunisme

komünizm

شيوعية

comunisme

communismus

komünistlik

κομουνισμός

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Old Latin comoinis
Latin commūnis
Old French comun
French commun
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
Latin -ismusbor.
French -isme
French communismebor.
English communism
A borrowing from French communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin commūnis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”). By surface analysis, commune + -ism.