communism

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

com·mun·ism BrE [ˈkɒmjunɪzəm] NAmE [ˈkɑːmjunɪzəm] noun uncountable
1. a political movement that believes in an economic system in which the state controls the means of producing everything on behalf of the people. It aims to create a society in which everyone is treated equally.
2. Communismthe system of government by a ruling Communist Party, such as in the former Soviet Union
compare ↑capitalism

Word Origin:
[communism] mid 19th cent.: from French communisme, from commun, from Latin communis ‘common’.

Example Bank:
•a book describing life under communism