communism
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of…Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
» This is communism.
Das ist Kommunismus.
Это коммунизм.
Це комунізм.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
Kommunismus
коммуни́змkommunízm
комуні́змkomunízm
(countable, uncountable)Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
(countable, uncountable)The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.
Kommunismus
коммуни́змkommunízm
(Western, colloquial, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable)Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.
This tax plan is communism!
(countable, rare, uncountable)Readiness to share scientific findings (the first of the Mertonian norms).
(countable, rare, uncountable)Communality, sharedness.
- a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
- a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
Examples
117 sentencesThis is communism.
Це комунізм.
ruЭто коммунизм.
deDas ist Kommunismus.
A spectre haunts Europe: the spectre of communism.
Привид ходить по Європі, привид комунізму.
ruПризрак бродит по Европе, призрак коммунизма.
deEin Gespenst geht um in Europa: Das Gespenst des Kommunismus.
A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism.
Привид ходить по Європі, привид комунізму.
ruПризрак бродит по Европе, призрак коммунизма.
deEin Gespenst geht um in Europa – das Gespenst des Kommunismus.
Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
На моєму віці комунізму точно не буде досягнуто.
ruЗа мою жизнь коммунизм не построят.
deDer Kommunismus wird nie erreicht werden, solange ich lebe.
Recently communism has extended its power.
Translations
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Origin
A borrowing from French communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin coA borrowing from French communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin commūnis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”). By surface analysis, commune + -ism.
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Forms
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