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so·cial·ism
 socialism
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- pronunciation:
- so
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lih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a political or economic theory in which community members own all property, resources, and the means of production, and control the distribution of goods.
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| definition 2: |
the system of government that is based on this theory.
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| definition 3: |
in Marxist-Leninist theory, the transition stage between capitalism and communism.
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adjective + (n.)socialism
authoritarian,
bureaucratic,
creeping,
democratic,
discredited,
doctrinaire,
existing,
failed,
humane,
idealistic,
mild,
national,
orthodox,
peaceful,
polish,
primitive,
revolutionary,
scientific,
secular,
so-called,
socialist,
spiritual,
superior,
unabashed,
utopian,
vague
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verb + (n.)socialism
abandon, advocate, construct, defend, discredit, dismantle, educate, embrace, espouse, market, oppose, reject, repudiate, state
(n.)socialism
+ verb
collapse, condemn, distinguish, fail, practice, respect
noun + (n.)socialism
appeal,
brand,
capitalism,
collapse,
commitment,
communist,
conception,
critique,
decade,
defender,
definition,
demise,
doctrine,
environmentalism,
era,
failure,
fascism,
feudalism,
form,
humanism,
ideal,
ideology,
independence,
legacy,
liberalism,
market,
mix,
mixture,
nationalism,
notion,
opposition,
party,
rejection,
revolution,
rise,
slogan,
tenet,
theologian,
totalitarianism,
transformation,
transition,
triumph,
version,
victim
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The word socialism
contains the following part:
-ism2
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means doctrine, belief, theory
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ism2 has the same origin as -ism1 but attaches to bases of diverse origins to form nouns denoting doctrines, beliefs, or theories. In the growing group of words modeled on the word "racism
," -ism
means "bias based on," as in "sexism
" and "ageism
." The majority of nouns ending in -ism2 have a corresponding adjective and noun form ending in -ist.
Example words:
ageism, capitalism, chauvinism, communism, environmentalism, extremism, fanaticism, fascism, feminism, materialism, monotheism, patriotism, pluralism, polytheism, racism, realism, sexism, socialism, theism
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