communism Definition

communism
noun

1. A political ideology advocating a classless society, the abolition of private ownership and all sources of wealth and production being collectively owned and controlled by the people.

Thesaurus: socialism, Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism, collectivism, Bolshevism, Trotskyism.
2. A political movement founded on the principles of communism set out by Karl Marx.

Form: Communism
3. The political and social system established on these principles in the former Soviet Union and other countries.

Etymology: 19c: from French communisme, from commun common.