advocacy of or adherence to this system.

A form of socialism pursued by democratic rather than autocratic or revolutionary means, esp. by respecting a democratically elected legislature…

Originally: = socialism, n. 2 (now rare). Subsequently: (the advocacy of) a socialist system of government achieved by democratic means. Now…

In Marxist theory: a form of socialism based on an empirical and historical analysis of the economic and political factors necessary for social…

A form of socialism that advocates a society planned according to a vision of social perfection, typically founded on egalitarian principles (cf. ut…

A political system with socialist characteristics in which the State owns public utilities and major industries; support for or advocacy of this…

A philosophy or ideology which emphasizes the importance and value of society as opposed to the individual. Cf. communitarianism, n. 2.

Frequently with capital initial. A movement or doctrine advocating international proletarian revolution; spec. the doctrine or practice of any of…

A political (esp. socialist) system in which the State exerts exclusive control over a substantial proportion of the means of production and the…

U.S. Politics. A proposed form of socialism based on the nationalization of all industry, esp. as envisaged in or inspired by Edward Bellamy's novel…

Liberal-Labour politics.

Socialism as practised or espoused by people who enjoy a wealthy lifestyle. Cf. champagne socialist, n.

The beliefs or doctrines of the Maximalists (see maximalist, n. 1) (now historical). Later (only with lower-case initial) also gen.: extremism in…

an economic system by which the profits, resources, and methods of each industry are to be controlled by a council of its members, on the model of…

the principles or policies of the Popular Front; the Popular Front movement.