COMMUNALISM

communalism

(noun) loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole

communalism

(noun) the practice of communal living and common ownership

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

communalism (countable and uncountable, plural communalisms)

The communal ownership of property.

Any social system based around a community.

Source: Wiktionary


Com"mu*nal*ism, n.

Definition: A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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