Socialism
61socialism — noun 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. ↘(in Marxist theory) a transitional social state… …
62socialism — n. Communism, Fourierism, phalansterism, Saint Simonianism, humanitarianism …
63socialism — noun (U) a system of political beliefs and principles whose main aims are that everyone should have an equal opportunity to share wealth and that industries should be owned by the government compare capitalism, Communism …
64socialism — so·cial·ism …
65socialism */*/ — UK [ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈsoʊʃ(ə)lˌɪzəm] noun [uncountable] a political system that aims to create a society in which everyone has equal opportunities and in which the most important industries are owned or controlled by the whole community… …
66socialism — [ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪz(ə)m] noun [U] a political system that aims to create a society in which everyone has equal opportunities and in which the most important industries are owned or controlled by the whole community socialist adj noun [C] …
67socialism — so•cial•ism [[t]ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) gov a theory or system of social organization in which the means of production and distribution of goods are owned and controlled collectively or by the government 2) gov (in Marxist theory) the stage… …
68socialism — /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm / (say sohshuhlizuhm) noun 1. a theory or system of social organisation which advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production, capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. 2. procedure or practice… …
69socialism — s ( en) POLIT …
70socialism — A much abused term, standing at one time for an economic system calling for increased participation by the government in the affairs of the people, meaning public ownership and operation of public utilities, the absorption of industrial plants by …
