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communism
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1
the
belief
in a
society
without different
social
classes
in which the
methods
of
production
are
owned
and
controlled
by all
its
members
, and everyone
works
as much as they can and
receives
what they need, or a
social
and
political
system
based
on this
belief
:
Examples:
Even many who
disliked
communism saw
merit
in his
ideas
.
He saw the
debate
as one
between
Conservatism and Communism.
Much of the region's
industry
collapsed
after the
fall
of communism.
2
an
economic
system
based
on
public
ownership
of
property
and
control
of the
methods
of
production
, and in which no person
profits
from the work of others
3
a
political
theory
that
believes
that the
state
should
control
the
methods
of
production
, there should be no
separate
social
classes
and everyone should be
treated
equally
:
Examples:
the
ideology
of communism
4
a
political
and
economic
system
that is
officially
based
on this
theory
:
Examples:
The
book
deals
with the
realities
of life under Communism in the
former
Soviet
Union
.
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