communism
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- noun
- /ˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/
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comunismo
- Economic decline after the end of communism was hardly confined to Russia.
- capitalism versus communism
- socialism and communism
- Soviet communism
Theory and history: capitalism and communism in the USSR.
- Theory and history: capitalism and communism in the USSR.
- I fought for my country. I fought against communism. They killed us. We killed them.
- OK, so that's why communism never works and can never work.
- Because the wounds from living under communism, I think the psychic wounds.
- And the hero of communism is not the nation, it's the working class.
- There's a system such as communism or capitalism.
- And I was born on the losing side of the war, A war between communism and democracy.
- Understandably, Gorbachev has the idea that communism can be reformed.
- While fascism lies defeated, communism is stronger than ever.
- I always implore people to read Marxism and communism on paper.
- And that's where official kind of communism out of Russia emerged.
Examples
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In communism, the government controls all resources and aims to distribute them according to people's needs.
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But my view is that communism never worked.
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And I was born on the losing side at war, a war between communism and democracy.
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As the West collapsed, communism would spread.
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Would you describe your views on communism as pro, anti, neutral?
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We will not submit to communism or socialism.
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During the Cold War, confronting communism meant promoting capitalism and democracy.
Academic text (2008) -
After an experiment lasting more than seventy years, communism proved to be ultimately unacceptable.
Academic text (1999) -
Many countries transitioned away from communism after realizing it did not lead to economic prosperity.
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The fall of communism in Eastern Europe marked a significant shift towards democratic governance.
Antonyms
Compounds
A former name for Ismail Samani Peak, the highest mountain in the Pamirs in northeastern Tajikistan
A political idea that wants no government and for people to share businesses and goods
A political idea to end government and have people share property and decide together
Former official name of Tajikistan's highest peak, now called Ismoil Somoni Peak
- Jargon
Ideas linking being gay, race, and politics that want equal money and power
How Radical
Surface Forms
Morphology
communism = common (semi-transparent) = commun + ism
The element meaning 'shared/common' is clear (common/commune → commun-), but the full ideological sense as a political/economic system (-ism) contains specialized conceptual content that a B1 learner may not fully derive.
Etymology
Communism comes from the Latin word communis, meaning 'common' or 'shared', and the ending -ism shows a system or belief. That's why communism means a system where land and goods are held 'in common' and shared among people.