socialism

so·cial·ism

 (sō′shə-lĭz′əm)

n.

1. Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.

2. The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which the means of production are collectively owned but a completely classless society has not yet been achieved.

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socialism

(ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm)

n

1. (Economics) an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of competitive economic activity, and, usually, by government determination of investment, prices, and production levels. Compare capitalism

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various social or political theories or movements in which the common welfare is to be achieved through the establishment of a socialist economic system

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Leninist theory) a transitional stage after the proletarian revolution in the development of a society from capitalism to communism: characterized by the distribution of income according to work rather than need

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so•cial•ism

(ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlɪz əm)

n.

1. 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. (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.

[1830–40]

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socialism

1. a theory or system of social organization advocating placing the ownership and control of capital, land, and means of production in the community as a whole. Cf. utopian socialism.
2. the procedures and practices based upon this theory.
3. Marxist theory. the first stage in the transition from capitalism to communism, marked by imperfect realizations of collectivist principles. — socialist, n., adj. — socialistic, adj.

See also: Politics

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a theory of government based upon the ownership and control of capital, land, and means of production by the community as a whole.

See also: Government

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socialism

A political theory advocating public ownership of the means of production and the sharing of political power by the whole community.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	socialism - a political theory advocating state ownership of industry ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation Fabianism - socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law guild socialism - a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers utopian socialism - socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice
	2.	socialism - an economic system based on state ownership of capital socialist economy communism - a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership International - any of several international socialist organizations national socialism, Naziism, Nazism - a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader managed economy - a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices capitalism, capitalist economy - an economic system based on private ownership of capital

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socialism

noun Marxism, communism, leftism, social democracy, Leninism, progressivism, syndicalism, labourism, Trotskyism, Fabianism the steady rise of socialism in this country

Quotations
"If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years" [Vladimir Ilyich Lenin speech at Peasants' Congress]
"The worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents" [George Orwell]
"The language of priorities is the religion of Socialism" [Aneurin Bevan]
"To the ordinary working man, the sort you would meet in any pub on Saturday night, Socialism does not mean much more than better wages and shorter hours and nobody bossing you about" [George Orwell The Road to Wigan Pier]
"Idleness, selfishness, fecklessness, envy and irresponsibility are the vices upon which socialism in any form flourishes and which it in turn encourages. But socialism's devilishly clever tactic is to play up to all those human failings, while making those who practise them feel good about it" [Margaret Thatcher Nicholas Ridley Memorial Lecture]
"Socialism can only arrive by bicycle" [José Antonio Viera Gallo]

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Translations

إشْتِراكِيَّهاشْتِرَاكِيَّة

socialismussocializmus

socialisme

Sozialismus

σοσιαλισμός

socialismo

sosialismi

socialisme

socijalizam

szocializmus

sósíalismi, jafnaîarstefna

socialismo

社会主義

사회주의

socialisme

sosialisme

socjalizm

socialismo

социализм

socializmus

socialism

ระบบสังคมนิยม

sosyalizm

chủ nghĩa xã hội

社会主义

socialism

[ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm] N → socialismo m

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socialism

[ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm] n → socialisme m

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socialism

n → Sozialismus m

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socialism

[ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪz/əm] n → socialismo

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social

(ˈsəuʃəl) adjective

1. concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community. social problems. maatskaplik إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالحَياةِ الإجْتِماعِيَّه обществен social sociální sozial samfundsmæssig; samfunds- κοινωνικόςsocial ühiskondlik, sotsiaalne اجتماعي yhteiskunnallinen socialחברותי सामाजिक društven, socijalan szociális sosial félagslegur sociale 社会的な 사회의 socialinis, visuomeninis sociāls; sabiedrisks sosial sociaalsamfunns-, sosialspołeczny ټولنيز، اجتماعي، دټولنې: مجلسى، ملګري، ورين: سوشياليستي social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับสังคม sosyal 社會的 суспільний; громадський معاشرے یا اس کے افراد سے متعلق có tính chất xã hội 社会的

2. concerning the system by which such a community is organized. social class. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالنِّظام الإجْتِماعي социален social sociální Gesellschafts-... samfunds-; social- κοινωνικόςsocial ühiskonna-, sotsiaal- جامعه sosiaalinen socialחברתי सामाजिक društveni társadalmi sosial þjóðfélagslegur sociale 社会の 사회적인 socialinis sabiedrības-; sabiedrisks sosial maatschappelijksamfunns-, sosialspołeczny ټولنيز social social социальный sociálny družben društven social เกี่ยวกับระบบสังคมนิยม toplumsal 一定社會階層的 соціальний معاشرتی thuộc quan hệ gữa người và người, thuộc xã hội 一定社会阶层的

3. living in communities. Ants are social insects. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، يعيش حياةُ جماعِيَّه дружески social společenský gesellig social; selskabs- κοινωνικόςsocial ühiskondlik گروه زي yhteisöllinen socialחברתי एक साथ रहना društven társas sosial félags- sociale 群居性の 사회 생활을 하는 gyvenantys bendruomenėmis/bendrijomis sabiedrisks sosial sociaalsosial, selskaps- stadny, gromadny مجلسى social social общественный; стадный spoločenský družben društven social ที่อยู่กันเป็นกลุ่ม sürü hâlinde yaşayan 群居 стадний اجتماعت پسند sống thành đàn, quần thể 群居

4. concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement. a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social. sosiaal إجْتِماعي، مُتَعَلِّق بالتَرْفيه الإجْتِماعي приятелски social společenský Gesellschafts-... selskabelig κοινωνικόςsocial seltskondlik گروهي seuraelämä- socialחברתי केवल मनोरंजन के लिए društven társas(ági) sosial félaga-, félagslegur sociale 社交の 친목의 사교의 visuomeninis, siekiantis bendrauti saviesīgs; draudzīgs sosial gezelligselskapelig, sosialtowarzyski ډله يز social social светский; дружеский spoločenský družaben socijalan social, sällskaps- เกี่ยวกับการสังสรรค์ sosyal 交際的，社交的 світський سماجی tình bạn bè và sự giải trí 交际的，社交的

ˈsocialism noun

the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners. sosialisme إشْتِراكِيَّه социализъм socialismo socialismus der Sozialismus socialisme σοσιαλισμόςsocialismo sotsialism sosialismi socialismeסוציאליזם समाजवाद socijalizam szocializmus sosialisme sósíalismi, jafnaðarstefna socialismo 社会主義 사회주의 socializmas sociālisms sosialisme socialismesosialismesocjalizm سوشيلزم، سوسيا ليزم socialismo socialism социализм socializmus socializem socijalizam socialism ระบบสังคมนิยม sosyalizm 社會主義 соціалізм اشتراکیت chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义

ˈsocialist noun

a person who believes in and/or practises socialism. sosialis إشْتِراكي، مُنادٍ بالإشْتِراكِيَّه социалист socialista socialista der/die Sozialist(in) socialist σοσιαλιστήςsocialista sotsialist sosialisti socialisteסוציאליסט समाजवादी socijalist szocialista sosialis sósíalisti socialista 社会主義者 사회주의자 socialistas sociālists sosialis socialistsosialistsocjalista سوسياليست socialista socialist социалист socialista socialist socijalista socialist นักสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義者 соціаліст اشتراکی người theo chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义者

adjective

of or concerning socialism. socialist policies/governments. sosialisties إشْتِراكي социалистически socialista socialistický sozialistisch socialistisk σοσιαλιστικόςsocialista sotsialistlik sosialistinen socialiste סוֹציַאלִיסטִי समजवाद से संबंधित socijalistički, socijalističan szocialista sosialis sósíalískur socialista 社会主義の 사회주의의 socialistinis sociālistisks sosialis socialistischsosialistisksocjalistyczny شلست socialista socialist социалистический socialistický socialističen socijalistički socialistisk เกี่ยวกับสังคมนิยม sosyalist 社會主義的 соціалістичний اشتراکیت سے متعلق đặc trưng của chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义的

ˈsocialize, ˈsocialise verb

to mix socially (eg with guests at a party etc). sosialiseer يَخْتَلِط إجْتِماعِيّاً социализирам ser sociável žít společensky gesellig machen hygge sig συναναστρέφομαιrelacionarse, mezclarse con la gente seltskondlikult suhtlema seurustella voir/fréquenter des gens לְהִתעַרוֹת בַּחֶברָה लोगों के साथ घुलना-मिलना socijalizirati barátkozik bergaul blanda geði við socializzare 交際する 사교하다 bendrauti satikties saviesīgos pasākumos; saieties bergaul gezellig doen omgås; blande seg med andre, være selskapelig nawiązywać stosunki towarzyskie اجتماعي: كول، اولسې كول، دسوسيا ليستي تيورۍ اوعمل سره سمول ser sociável a frecventa (pe cineva) вести светский образ жизни žiť spoločensky družiti se socijalizovati umgås คบหาสมาคม toplumsal etkinliklere katılmak 社交往來 спілкуватися ملنا جلنا xã hội hóa 社交往来

ˈsocially adverb

in a social way. I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially. sosiaal إجْتِماعِياً обществено socialmente ve společnosti gesellig selskabeligt; socialt κοινωνικάsocialmente seltskondlikult vapaa-aikana en société מִבּחִינָת חֶברָתִית सामाजिक društveno társaságban secara sosial félagslega, utan vinnu in società 社交的に 사교적으로 draugijoje, sambūryje neoficiāli; saviesīgi dari segi sosial in de omgang i selskapelig sammenheng, sosialt na gruncie towarzyskim په ګډه، په اجتماعي توګه، په اجتماعي ډول socialmente în societate в обществе; в гостях v spoločnosti, spoločensky družabno socijalno privat ในทางสังคม; ในทางการคบค้าสมาคม sosyal ortamda, iş dışında 在社交方面 у товаристві; неофіційно سماجی لہاظ سے có tính chất xã hội 在社交方面

social work work which deals with the care of people in a community, especially of the poor, under-privileged etc ( noun social worker)

maatskaplike werk شؤون إجْتِماعِيَّه، خِدْمَة إجْتِماعِيَّه обществена дейност assistência social sociální péče die Sozialarbeit socialt arbejde κοινωνικό έργο trabajo social sotsiaalhoolekanne مددكاري اجتماعي sosiaalityö service sociaux עֲבוֹדָה סוֹציָאלִית सामाजिक कार्य socijalni rad szociális munka kerja sosial félagsráðgjöf servizi sociali 社会事業 사회 (복지)사업 socialinė rūpyba sociālā aprūpe kerja sosial sociaal werk sosialarbeid, samfunnsnyttig arbeid; sosionomstudiet; sosialarbeider, sosionom praca, działalność socjalna ټولنيز مرسته كوونكى assistência social asistent social) работа в сфере социальных проблем sociálna starostlivosť socialno delo socijalni rad socialt arbete, socialarbetare งานสังคมสงเคราะห์ sosyal hizmetler 社會福利工作 громадська, соціальна робота سماجی فلاح و بہبود کے کام công tác xã hội 社会福利工作

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socialism

→ اشْتِرَاكِيَّة socialismus socialisme Sozialismus σοσιαλισμός socialismo sosialismi socialisme socijalizam socialismo 社会主義 사회주의 socialisme sosialisme socjalizm socialismo социализм socialism ระบบสังคมนิยม sosyalizm chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义

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