French word

communisme

Pronunciation

IPA/komynizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncommunism

Example

Connaissez-vous le communisme ?

Are you familiar with communism?

Illustration for communisme (communism)

More examples

On parle souvent du communisme à la télévision.

People often talk about communism on television.

Core concept

A political project that removes economic tiers and holds wealth in common.

Common phrases

  • parler du communisme

    talk about communism

  • être contre le communisme

    be against communism

  • avoir peur du communisme

    be afraid of communism

Similar words

socialisme: A political approach seeking fairer distribution of wealth and services to reduce inequality.
communiste: A person or organization that supports communist ideas.
capitalisme: An economic system based on private property, free markets, and profit seeking.

Definition in French

Système socio-économique et mouvement politique qui cherche la suppression des classes et la mise en commun des richesses.

Word origin

The noun combines commun, derived from Latin communis, with -isme, a suffix used to name doctrines, and it developed its modern political sense in the nineteenth century.

Usage tips

  • Communiste is the related adjective and noun for a person, as in une idée communiste and un communiste.

Opposites

Related words

  • communistecommunistnoun
  • anticommunismeanticommunismnoun

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