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Collectivism

The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole; communism.

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Communism 76% connected

A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of pr…

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Ideology 76% connected

The science of ideas.

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Collectivist 74% connected

An advocate of collectivism.

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Collectivist 74% connected

An advocate of collectivism.

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Conservatism noun · 78% connection

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

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Conservativism noun · 78% connection

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

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Equality noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Equation noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Equivalence noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Freedom noun · 78% connection

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

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Justice noun · 78% connection

judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

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Liberalism noun · 78% connection

a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

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Liberty noun · 78% connection

freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty — perfect liberty — to think or feel or do just as one pleases…

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Nationalism noun · 78% connection

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the…

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Par noun · 78% connection

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

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Patriotism noun · 78% connection

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the…

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Political orientation noun · 78% connection

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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Political theory noun · 78% connection

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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All adjective · 78% connection

The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the…

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Baptist noun · 78% connection

One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be adm…

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Bell noun · 78% connection

That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical…

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Borrowed capital noun · 78% connection

capital which the business borrows from institutions or people; includes various debentures.; "Capital contributed by the owner or ent…

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Capital noun · 78% connection

Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capi…

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Capital gains tax noun · 78% connection

a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling"

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Capitalize verb · 78% connection

To convert into capital, or to use as capital.

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Cenogamy noun · 78% connection

The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, as in certain societies practicing communism.

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Communalism noun · 78% connection

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederat…

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Communist noun · 78% connection

An advocate for the theory or practice of communism.

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Communistic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to communism or communists; as, communistic theories.

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Concord noun · 78% connection

An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that th…

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Enthymeme noun · 78% connection

An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; a…

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Genus noun · 78% connection

a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"

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Gorgerin noun · 78% connection

In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between tw…

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Holding noun · 78% connection

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"

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Homestead noun · 78% connection

The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.

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Institute noun · 78% connection

An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; a…

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