as in Marxism
a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled
The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland.
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Recent Examples of Communism
Many of those detained were later executed in secret by the Korean government, a rolling series of extrajudicial killings intended to stamp out communism in the south.
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Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
The news media’s attitudes toward capitalism improved more than attitudes toward socialism or communism over time.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
In contrast, after World War II, the United States maintained peacetime alliances in Eurasia, ultimately defeating Soviet communism without triggering World War III, and providing the security foundation for an unprecedented surge in global prosperity and democracy.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Six months before the library’s opening in December 1999, the Catholic leader, noted for his role in helping end communism in Poland, visited the building, issuing a special blessing.
—Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
The final straw was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s rise in 1950, which cemented the association between national health insurance and communism in the minds of Americans.
—Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
In his autobiography Mein Kampf, Hitler—who as leader of the German Reich was responsible for the invasion of the Soviet Union and the enslavement and death of millions of its citizens—repeatedly describes communism as an enemy of the German nation.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Only victory over communism would secure the American way of life.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
The Soviet Union and the United States used proxy wars to spread communism and capitalism, respectively.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
The news media’s attitudes toward capitalism improved more than attitudes toward socialism or communism over time.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
In contrast, after World War II, the United States maintained peacetime alliances in Eurasia, ultimately defeating Soviet communism without triggering World War III, and providing the security foundation for an unprecedented surge in global prosperity and democracy.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Six months before the library’s opening in December 1999, the Catholic leader, noted for his role in helping end communism in Poland, visited the building, issuing a special blessing.
—Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
The final straw was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s rise in 1950, which cemented the association between national health insurance and communism in the minds of Americans.
—Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
In his autobiography Mein Kampf, Hitler—who as leader of the German Reich was responsible for the invasion of the Soviet Union and the enslavement and death of millions of its citizens—repeatedly describes communism as an enemy of the German nation.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Only victory over communism would secure the American way of life.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
The Soviet Union and the United States used proxy wars to spread communism and capitalism, respectively.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
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Her friends vaguely discuss gentrification and Marxism.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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In a similar way, even most of those who worked for the Soviet regime had stopped believing in Marxism by the 1980s.—
Margaret MacMillan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Again, Breaking With Trump Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in FTX Case, Should Receive Lenient Sentence, Prosecutors Signal Trumpism, Stalinism and the Tariff Debate An 8-Year-Old Ohio Girl Takes a Solo Drive to Target in Family’s SUV Trump and Other Presidents Embrace Golf.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Sep. 2024
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In English class, some students might read Animal Farm as an allegory for Stalinism, while others see it as a story about talking animals.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2024
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Juan Bernabe, 56, was already a controversial figure at the club for his open support of fascism, but his up-and-down career came to an end after Sunday’s Instagram posts, The Athletic reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The series tells the story of the birth of fascism in Italy and the rise to power of Benito Mussolini.—
Billboard Italy,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2025
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In summary, Chinese culture strongly influences workers in manufacturing, fostering values of respect for authority, dedication, and collectivism while also contributing to long working hours and a focus on family and societal obligations.—
Dave Evans,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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Twenty years after superfluids were discovered, the American physicist Eugene Gross suggested (opens a new tab) that the same quantum collectivism could emerge in solids.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Communism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Communism. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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