socialism
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English
Etymology
Attested since 1832; either from French socialisme or from social + -ism
Noun
socialism (usually uncountable; plural socialisms)
- Any of various economic and political philosophies that support social equality, collective decision-making, distribution of income based on contribution and public ownership of productive capital and natural resources, as advocated by socialists.
- The socialist political philosophies as a group, including Marxism, libertarian socialism, democratic socialism, and social democracy.
- (Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and full communism. This is a strategy whereby the state has control of all key resource-producing industries and manages most aspects of the economy, in contrast to laissez faire capitalism.
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political philosophy of social and economic equality
group of socialist political philosophies
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intermediate phase of social development
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See also
References
- “socialism” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
Romanian
Etymology
From French socialisme
Noun
socialism n. (uncountable)