(きょうさんしゅぎ)

きょうさんしゅぎ
noun
communism
politics
1. communism
A political and economic ideology advocating for communal ownership of the means of production, the abolition of private property, and a classless society.
共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)について(まな)んだ
I studied communism.
冷戦(れいせん)時代(じだい)共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)対立(たいりつ)だった。
The Cold War era was a conflict between communism and capitalism.
In communist states, the means of production are nationalized.

Usage

An important political term that appears frequently in discussions of history, politics, and international relations. Japan has its own 日本共産党(にほんきょうさんとう) (Japanese Communist Party), one of the oldest political parties in the country.

Common collocations

  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)国家(こっか) (communist state)
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)社会(しゃかい) (communist society)
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)思想(しそう) (communist ideology)
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)(しゃ) (communist, person)

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