communism

UK/'kɒmjunizm/US

Definitions

A political and economic system in which property and resources are owned collectively and there are no social classes

共产主义

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

communduty, service, gift; shared, common

-ismdoctrine, belief, practice

=communism

commūnis (common, shared) + -ism (doctrine) = the doctrine that property should be held in common. The whole system is built on the literal idea of ownership being 'common' to all.

Root mun still carries 15 more words

Common Collocations

1.the rise of communism共产主义的兴起
2.fall of communism共产主义的崩溃
3.under communism在共产主义制度下

Example Sentences

1.
Communism calls for the collective ownership of property.
2.
The book traces the rise and fall of communism in Europe.

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