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Communist
Communist (/kɒm.juː.nɪst/), derived from the Latin word communis, meaning "common, universal", is a term used to describe a political ideology that advocates for the abolition of private property and the establishment of a classless society where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Related Terms
- Marxism: A method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict.
- Socialism: A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
- Bolshevism: The doctrine or program of the Bolsheviks advocating violent overthrow of capitalism.
- Proletariat: The class of wage-earners in a capitalist society whose only possession of significant material value is their labour-power.
- Dictatorship of the proletariat: A state of affairs in which the proletariat, or the working class, has control of political power.
- Class struggle: The tension or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests and desires between people of different classes.
- Revolution: A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
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External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Communist
- Wikipedia's article - Communist
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