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syndicalism
[ sin-di-kuh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- a form or development of trade unionism, originating in France, that aims at the possession of the means of production and distribution, and ultimately at the control of society, by federated bodies of industrial workers, and that seeks to realize its purposes through general strikes, terrorism, sabotage, etc.
- an economic system in which workers own and manage industry.
syndicalism
/ ˈsɪndɪkəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- a revolutionary movement and theory advocating the seizure of the means of production and distribution by syndicates of workers through direct action, esp a general strike
- an economic system resulting from such action
Derived Forms
- ˌsyndicalˈistic, adjective
- ˈsyndical, adjective
- ˈsyndicalist, adjectivenoun
Other Words From
- syndi·cal·ist adjective noun
- syndi·cal·istic adjective
- anti·syndi·cal·ism noun
- anti·syndi·cal·ist noun adjective
- pro·syndi·cal·ism noun
- pro·syndi·cal·ist noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of syndicalism1
Example Sentences
In an unsigned decision, the court overruled an appellate court’s application of Ohio’s “criminal syndicalism” statute to a Ku Klux Klan leader.
The catch-all charge was a fairly new California felony banning “criminal syndicalism.”
When asked if she knew the phrase “criminal syndicalism,” Ball replied, “No, but it is pretty.”
Brandenburg was subsequently arrested and convicted of violating Ohio's criminal syndicalism law, which made it a crime to advocate violence as a means of achieving political reform.
State criminal syndicalism laws essentially made it a crime to advocate ideas opposed by the government.
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