communism
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
communism/ˈkɒmjunɪzəm/
▶noun a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.
■ a theory or system of this kind derived from Marxism and established in the former Soviet Union, China, and elsewhere.
– derivatives
communist noun & adjective,
communistic adjective.
communist noun & adjective,
communistic adjective.
'communism' also found in these Oxford entries:
digger
- Eurocommunism
- hammer and sickle
- Iron Curtain
- Marxism
- Naxalite
- revolution
- socialism
- Stalinism
