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communism - a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society |
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ideology,
political orientation,
political theory imaginary or visionary theorization
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castroism a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
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leninism,
marxism-leninism the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)
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maoism a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong
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marxism the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism
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trotskyism the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat
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communism - a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership |
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socialism,
socialist economy a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
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bolshevism,
collectivism,
sovietism Soviet communism
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