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communism^¹

/ˈkɒmjᵿnɪz(ə)m/ UK
[ˈkɑ.mju.nɪ.zm̩] US
[ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪ.zm̩] US
[ˈkɔm.jə.nɪ.zm̩] Australia

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A borrowing from French communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin commūnis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”). By surface analysis, commune + -ism.

noun communisms · Communism

countable, uncountable Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution. I want to gather together about twenty souls and sail away from this world of war and squalor and found a little colony where there shall be no money but a sort of communism as far as necessaries of life go, and some real decency.
Similar: aspheterism
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.
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). A recent survey of 633 South Korean scientists found not only that communism was the Mertonian norm they thought most respected in practice (Kim and Kim 2018, 9), but also that younger scientists’ replies showed evidence of ‘mounting tension between the commercialisation of academic science and the
countable, rare, uncountable communality, sharedness. Rational expectations econometrics extends a communism of statistical models to include a “sharing with nature” that is an essential input into making maximum likelihood or generalized method of moments be good estimators.

Communism^²

/kɒ.mjə.nɪ.zəm/
/kɒ.mjʊ.nɪ.zəm/

noun

uncountable The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.
uncountable The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.
US, informal, uncountable A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian. . ..he shouldn't...just...[say]..."I -- I am responsible for prosperity,"...that's Communism, Sir, you see.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: communist, commie, socialism, communists, collectivism, marxism-leninism, bolshevism, leninism, marxism, classlessness, proletarian dictatorship, common ownership, leftism, maoism, stalinism, communalism

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noun ideology/philosophy

Español	comunismo
한국어	공산주의 gongsanjuui
日本語	共産主義 kyōsanshugi, コミュニズム komyunizumu
中文	共產主義 /共产主义 gòngchǎnzhǔyì
हिन्दी	साम्यवाद sāmyavād, कम्युनिज़म kamyunizam, समानतावाद samāntāvād
Kiswahili	ukomunisti
Português	comunismo
Français	communisme
Deutsch	Kommunismus
Italiano	comunismo
Ελληνικά	κομμουνισμός kommounismós
Română	comunism
Русский	коммуни́зм kommunízm
Tiếng Việt	chủ nghĩa cộng sản
العربية	شُيُوعِيَّة šuyūʕiyya
עברית	קוֹמוּנִיזְם komunízm

noun society

Español	comunismo
한국어	공산주의 gongsanjuui
日本語	共産主義 kyōsanshugi, コミュニズム komyunizumu
中文	共產主義 /共产主义 gòngchǎnzhǔyì
Português	comunismo
Français	communisme
Deutsch	Kommunismus
Italiano	comunismo
Ελληνικά	κομμουνισμός kommounismós
Română	comunism
Русский	коммуни́зм kommunízm
Tiếng Việt	chế độ cộng sản
العربية	شُيُوعِيَّة šuyūʕiyya

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@misc{communism_2026,
  title = {communism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/communism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}