Associations to the word «Communism»

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. (US) (informal) A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.

Dictionary definition

COMMUNISM, noun. A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership.
COMMUNISM, noun. A political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats