- communism - a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
--1 is a kind of socialism, socialist economy
--1 has particulars: Bolshevism, collectivism, sovietismDerived forms: verb communize1, verb communize2 - communism - a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
--2 is a kind of political orientation, ideology, political theory
--2 has particulars:Castroism; Leninism, Marxism-Leninism; Maoism; Marxism; Trotskyism Derived forms: verb communize1, verb communize2