socialism
English
Etymology
Attested since 1832; either from French socialisme or from social + -ism
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/
- Hyphenation: so‧cial‧ism
Noun
socialism (usually uncountable, plural socialisms)
- Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
- A system of social and economic equality in which there is no private property.
- A system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.
Derived terms
- champagne socialism
- Christian socialism
- democratic socialism
- Fabian socialism (Fabianism)
- evolutionary socialism
- guild socialism
- international socialism
- lemon socialism
- libertarian socialism
- market socialism
- National Socialism
- penthouse socialism
- real socialism
- religious socialism
- revolutionary socialism
- secular socialism
- silver-spoon socialism
- utopian socialism
Related terms
Translations
political philosophy of social and economic equality
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group of socialist political philosophies
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intermediate phase of social development
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See also
References
- “socialism” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
- “socialism” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “socialism” in Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd rev. and updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.
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