communalism

com·mu·nal·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh-myoon-l-iz-uh m, kom-yuh-nl-]
- /kəˈmyun lˌɪz əm, ˈkɒm yə nl-/
- /ˈkɒmjʊnlɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-myoon-l-iz-uh m, kom-yuh-nl-]
- /kəˈmyun lˌɪz əm, ˈkɒm yə nl-/

Definitions of communalism word

noun communalism a system or theory of government in which the state is seen as a loose federation of self-governing communities 3
noun communalism an electoral system in which ethnic groups vote separately for their own representatives 3
noun communalism loyalty to the interests of one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole 3
noun communalism the practice or advocacy of communal living or ownership 3
noun communalism a theory or system of government in which communes or local communities, sometimes on an ethnic or religious basis, have virtual autonomy within a federated state 3
noun communalism the conflicting allegiance resulting from this 3

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Origin of communalism

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; communal + -ism

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Parts of speech for Communalism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for communalism

noun communalism

communism — advocacy of a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production and subsistence belong to the community
collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.

All 3 Synonyms of communalism