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socialism

noun
socialism pronunciation English ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm socialism pronunciation American ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm
[uncountable]
 
a set of political and economic theories based on the belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country's wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries
compare capitalism, communism, social democracy