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CAPITALISM
capitalism, capitalist economy
(noun) an economic system based on private ownership of capital
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
capitalism (countable and uncountable, plural capitalisms)
(politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.
(economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
(economics, economic liberalism) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
Synonyms
• free enterprise
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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