- communism⇄communism, noun.
1. a system in which most or all property is owned by the state and is supposed to be shared by all. Communism comes from a philosophy based on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 1800's and seeks the overthrow of - Communism⇄Communism, noun.
the political principles and practices of members of a Communist Party, especially of the Communist Party of the former Soviet Union.