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anarchist communism

anarchist communism

9.9
A political idea that wants no government and for people to share businesses and goods
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ɑː.kɪst ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪ.zəm/
translation icon : comunismo anarquista
  • Kropotkin was a major theorist of anarchist communism in the late nineteenth century.

Examples

  • Some activists see anarchist communism as the logical extension of both anarchist and communist ideas.

  • The novel explores a society based on anarchist communism rather than hierarchical government.

  • Many activists advocate for anarchist communism as a solution to inequality.

  • The principles of anarchist communism emphasize collective ownership.

  • The primary belief of anarchist communism is that all resources should be shared equally among the people.

  • In anarchist communism, there are no financial incentives or ownership; everything is collectively managed.

  • A key principle of anarchist communism is the rejection of state control and the encouragement of communal decision-making.

Synonyms

anarcho-communism
vsanarchist communism
9.9

A political idea to end government and have people share property and decide together

adds specifics like keeping personal property and organizing through workers councils

Antonyms

capitalism
292 3.8

A system where people or companies own businesses and property to make money

state socialism
1 7.2

A system where the government owns most big businesses but allows small businesses to operate privately

Surface Forms

anarchist communism singular
anarchist communisms plural

Morphology

anarchist + communism

The compound simply combines 'anarchist' (favoring no authority) and 'communism' (collective ownership/equality), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a form of communism aligned with anarchist principles (abolition of state authority and collective ownership). This is a straightforward compositional label found cross-linguistically, though detailed doctrinal nuances would require advanced political knowledge.

Etymology

Anarchist communism combines anarchist, which literally means 'without rulers', and communism, which means 'shared ownership'. Imagine people living in groups who make decisions together and share land and factories instead of having a state or private owners, and that's why the phrase now means a system with no state and common ownership.