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anarchism vs. socialism
[ an-er-kiz-uhm ]
noun
- a doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable condition for full social and political liberty.
- the methods or practices of anarchists, as the use of violence to undermine government.
- anarchy.
[ soh-shuh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- a theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, capital, land, etc., by the community as a whole, usually through a centralized government.
- procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
- (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.