Definitions for Communismˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

com•mu•nismˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm(n.)

a theory or system of social organization based on holding all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community or to the state.
Category: Government
(often cap.) a political doctrine or movement based on Marxism and developed by Lenin and others, seeking a violent overthrow of capitalism and the creation of a classless society.
Category: Government
(often cap.) a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single political party.
Category: Government
(often cap.) the principles and practices of a Communist Party.
Category: Government
Category: Government
Ref: communalism .

Origin of communism:

1835–45; < F communisme. See common , -ism

Princeton's WordNet

communism(noun)
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
communism(noun)
a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

communism(noun)ˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm
a system of government in which property and money are shared equally
communist countries/governments

Wiktionary

communism(Noun)
Any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively.
communism(Noun)
Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
communism(Noun)
The international socialist society where classes and the state no longer exist.
Communism(Noun)
The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.
Communism(Noun)
The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.
Communism(Noun)
A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.

Origin: A calque of the word Kommunismus (from Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the German Communist Party), in turn a calque of the word communisme, which was formed from commun, from communis, and the suffix -isme.

Webster Dictionary

Communism(noun)
a scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Communism
community of property in a State.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Communism
A totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production with the professed aim of establishing a classless society.

Translations for Communism

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

communism(noun)

(often with capital) a system of government under which there is no private industry and (in some forms) no private property, most things being state-owned.

kommunismeAfrikaans
الشُّيوعِيَّهArabic
комунизъмBulgarian
comunismoPortuguese (BR)
komunismusCzech
der KommunismusGerman
kommunismeDanish
κομουνισμόςGreek
comunismoSpanish
kommunismEstonian
کمونیسمFarsi
kommunismiFinnish
communismeFrench
קוֹמוֹנִיזְםHebrew
साम्यवादHindi
komunizamCroatian
kommunizmusHungarian
komunismeIndonesian
kommúnismiIcelandic
comunismoItalian
共産主義Japanese
공산주의Korean
komunizmasLithuanian
komunismsLatvian
fahaman komunisMalay
communismeDutch
kommunismeNorwegian
komunizmPolish
کمونیسمPersian
كمونيزم (هغه اجتماعى نظام چه هلته پرهر شى عمومى مالكيت وى او ټول توليدى وسايل په ټولنى پورې اړه ولرى او ټول توليدى وسيل په ټولنى پورې اړه ولرى او ټول توليدات په مساوى ډول پرخلكو ويشل كيږى په دې اجتماعى نظام كې له هر چا څخه دده دوس په اندازه كا را خيسPashto
comunismoPortuguese
comunismRomanian
коммунизмRussian
komunizmusSlovak
komunizemSlovenian
komunizamSerbian
kommunismSwedish
ระบบคอมมิวนิสต์Thai
komünizmTurkish
共產主義Chinese (Trad.)
комунізмUkrainian
اشتراکیتUrdu
chủ nghĩa cộng sảnVietnamese
共产主义Chinese (Simp.)