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1. (n.) socialism
a theory or system of social organization in which the means of production and distribution of goods are owned and controlled collectively or by the government.
2. socialism
(in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
Etymology: (1830–40)
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| Definition of 'Socialism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) socialism
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
2. (noun) socialism, socialist economy
an economic system based on state ownership of capital
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1. (noun) socialism
a political system based on the belief that all people should be treated equally
What is the difference between socialism and communism?
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| Definition of 'Socialism' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Socialism
a theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See Communism, Fourierism, Saint-Simonianism, forms of socialism
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Socialism
a social system which, in opposition to the competitive system that prevails at present, seeks to reorganise society on the basis, in the main, of a certain secularism in religion, of community of interest, and co-operation in labour for the common good, agreeably to the democratic spirit of the time and the changes required by the rise of individualism and the decay of feudalism.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Socialism
1. A sincere, sentimental, beneficent theory, which has but one objection, and that is, it will not work.
2. A plan by which the inefficient, irresponsible, ineffective, unemployable and unworthy will thrive without industry, persistence or economy.
3. An earnest effort to get Nature to change the rules for the benefit of those who are tired of the Game.
4. A social and economic scheme of government by which man shall loiter rather than labor.
5. A survival of the unfit.
6. A device for swimming without going near the _H_{2}O._.
7. Participation in profits without responsibility as to deficits.
8. An arrangement for destroying initiative, invention, creation and originality.
9. Resolutions passed by a committee as a substitute for work. 10. A sentiment which encouraged and evolved would lead to revolution, with dynamiting and destruction as a prominent and recognized part of its propaganda. 11. A system for turning water into wine, kerosene into oyster-soup, and boulders into bread, by passing resolutions.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Socialism
A system of government in which means of production and distribution of goods are controlled by the state.
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Sense: the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners.
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