councilist
9.9
A person who believes workers' councils should run society
- noun
- /ˈkaʊnsəlɪst/
- Jargon
:
consejista
- For important historical examples, various left communist and councilist currents throughout European 20th-century history had, and still have, many of the same critiques of Leninism, state power, democratic centralism, etc. (Somewhat fashionable is the phrase "little 'c' communism.")
Examples
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Many councilists believe in the importance of grassroots decision-making in their communities.
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The political meeting was dominated by a group of councilists advocating for more direct democracy.
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As a councilist, she attended several workshops to discuss new strategies for community involvement.
Surface Forms
councilist singular
councilists plural
Morphology
Etymology
Councilist comes from council, meaning 'a meeting of people who make decisions', and the ending -ist, meaning 'a person who supports or follows an idea', as in activist. So a councilist can be someone who supports a political system run by councils.
