Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun communism

2 senses of communism

Sense 1
communism -- (a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership)
       => socialism, socialist economy -- (an economic system based on state ownership of capital)

Sense 2
communism -- (a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)
       => political orientation, ideology, political theory -- (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)