a political movement that believes in an economic system in which the state controls the means of producing everything for the people. It aims to create a society in which everyone is treated equally. compare capitalismTopics Politicsc1共产主义 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- Soviet
- embrace
- defeat
- fight
- …
- under communism
- the collapse of communism
- the fall of communism
- the fight against communism
- …
- often Communism
the system of government by a ruling Communist Party, such as in the former Soviet Union 共产主义制度 a book describing life under Communism 描写共产主义体制下生活的书籍
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- Soviet
- embrace
- defeat
- fight
- …
- under communism
- the collapse of communism
- the fall of communism
- the fight against communism
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French communisme, from commun, from Latin communis ‘common’.