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English

Alternative forms

• Communism

Etymology

A calque of the German word Kommunismus (from Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party, published in 1848), in turn a calque of the French word communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin comm?nis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m.ju?n?zm?/

Noun

communism (countable and uncountable, plural communisms)

1. Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

   Synonym: (dated, rare) aspheterism
2. Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3. The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Usage notes

• See also the definitions of Communism.

Related terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

• "communism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 73.

English

Alternative forms

• Communist

Etymology

From French communiste.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.mj?.n?st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??.m.j?.n?st/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nist

Adjective

communist

1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

Derived terms

• communist party, Communist Party

Translations

Noun

communist (plural communists)

1. An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
2. (nonstandard) Any revolutionary or subversive radical.

Translations

Anagrams

• uncommits

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French communiste or German Kommunist, itself from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.my?n?st/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

communist m (plural communisten, diminutive communistje n, feminine communiste)

1. a communist [from ca. 1840]

Derived terms

• anarchocommunist
• communistenvreter
• communistisch

Related terms

• communisme

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kommunis
• ? Indonesian: komunis