单词	communism
释义	communism noun com·​mu·​nism ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm  -yü- 1 a : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed b : a theory advocating elimination of private property 2 capitalized a : a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Soviet Union b : a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c : a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d : communist systems collectively Example Sentences On one side stood Hitler, fascism, the myth of German supremacy; on the other side stood Stalin, communism, and the international proletarian revolution. Anne Applebaum, New York Review of Books, 25 Oct. 2007 … I grew up in an idyllic midwestern town in the 1950's, when America was obsessed with the threat of communism. In Lawrence, Kansas, people felt the cold war as something real and very close. In the first grade, my teacher pointed to a giant orange blob on the map. That was Russia, Mrs. Postma announced. They were bigger than we were, and they were out to destroy us. Sara Paretsky, Booklist, 1 May 2003 Like me, he has lived his adult life in the context of the cold war. He was … in some sense always justified, at the back of his mind, by a concept of freedom, of America, that took sharpness from contrast with Communism. John Updike, New York Times Book Review, 5 Aug. 1990 Communism is a religion of the state, committed to the extinction of the Church. Flannery O'Connor, The Habit Of Being, 1979 Recent Examples on the Web The collapse of the Soviet Union and decline of communism in the early ’90s shook the political world of the right. Kim Phillips-fein, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 Even Gorbachev’s form of communism is having a kind of afterlife. Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Iñigo Ucín, the president of Mondragon, told me that American and Chinese visitors often confuse its model with a form of communism. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 As millions changed their attitude toward communism, Gorbachev took steps to create a power base for himself independent of the party. David Satter, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 While it is often believed NATO was formed in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union and possible spread of communism over Europe after World War II, this is only partially true. Caitlin Mclean, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2022 Rivera’s too-towering example or Stalin’s murderousness or America’s increasingly hysterical anti-communism. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 For example, the 20th century’s dalliance with authoritarian communism—often pursued by people who saw themselves as moral revolutionaries—resulted in a number of moral catastrophes (famines, mass imprisonment, draconian thought control). Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 City Council meetings that used to focus on road design and utility contracts suddenly turned into fiery discussions about communism and spying. New York Times, 17 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology French communisme, from commun common First Known Use 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition communism noun com·​mu·​nism ˈkä-myə-ˌni-zəm  : a social system or theory in which property and goods are held in common Communism noun as in fascism a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fascism collectivism Stalinism Marxism bolshevism liberalism leftism Sovietism Leninism dictatorship tyranny totalitarianism authoritarianism autocracy despotism radicalism absolutism tsarism Nazism totalism autarchy czarism tzarism Caesarism Big Brotherism Big Brother Antonyms & Near Antonyms democracy freedom sovereignty self-rule self-government autonomy self-governance sovranty self-determination See More
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