Communism
Communism noun - A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership.
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Synonyms for Communism
Socialism is a synonym for communism in collectivism topic. In some cases you can use "Socialism" instead a noun "Communism", when it comes to topics like socialist government.
Socialism
Socialism noun - A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.
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Synonyms for Socialism
Communism is a synonym for socialism in Marxism topic. You can use "Communism" instead a noun "Socialism", if it concerns topics such as socialist government.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- totalitarianism and communism
- totalitarianism and socialism
- collectivism and communism
- collectivism and socialism
- socialist economy and communism
- socialist economy and socialism
- bolshevism and communism
- bolshevism and socialism
- communalism and communism
- communalism and socialism
- leftism and communism
- leftism and socialism
- progressivism and communism
- progressivism and socialism
How words are described
| free | free communism | free socialism |
| actual | actual communism | actual socialism |
| real | real communism | real socialism |
| extreme | extreme communism | extreme socialism |
| Other adjectives: supposed, authoritarian, totalitarian, international, soviet, global, anarchic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Being a firm believer in Marxism, he dedicated much of his work to socialism/communism and prophesized the fall of capitalism.
Source: Old Shame / Comic Books - Adherents of Marxism, Marxism-Leninism and its derivatives are commonly known as communists. As all modern nations under communist control have had political systems which are state socialist in nature, state socialism and communism have often become conflated in the popular consciousness.
- Social democracy, unlike social liberalism, evolved from ideological socialism/communism.
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