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| communism |
the international movement to establish state socialism as the dominant world social system. [1/3 definitions] |
| Fabian |
a person affiliated with the Fabian Society, founded in 1884 in England to promote the gradual spreading of socialism. [1/2 definitions] |
| Fabian Society |
an organization established by English socialists in 1884 whose objective was to spread socialism through gradual reform. |
| Karl Marx |
a German political philosopher and economist who founded modern socialism (b.1818--d.1883). |
| Social Democratic party |
any of various similar parties advocating a gradual change from capitalism to socialism under democratic processes. [1/2 definitions] |
| socialist |
one who advocates or practices socialism. [2/3 definitions] |
| socialistic |
of, concerning, practicing, or advocating socialism. |
| Socialist party |
any of several political parties that advocate socialism, often by democratic selection. [1/2 definitions] |
| socialize |
to place under public or government control, according to the theories of socialism. [1/3 definitions] |
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