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  • noun Plural form of communism.

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Examples

  • This isn't caused by a flat-tax but by the fact that communisms mismanagement of the economy has left plenty of 'low-hanging fruit' for capitialists to pluck.

    Russia’s Hope, Michael Munger | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Not only are these two ideas, or two notions, controversial, they are controversial even within nation-states, communisms, and otherwise well-defined democracies.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is globalization of constitutional law inevitable? 2009

  • It does a great job explaining the rise and ideology of the neoconservatives and how they use the religion and fear communisms and now terrorism to lead the masses.

    Think Progress » Bush Now Says What He Wouldn’t Say Before War: Iraq Had ‘Nothing’ To Do With 9/11 2006

  • So long as we ignore difference, so long as we ignore individuality, and that I hold has been the common sin of all Utopias hitherto, we can make absolute statements, prescribe communisms or individualisms, and all sorts of hard theoretic arrangements.

    A Modern Utopia Herbert George 2006

  • Monarchies of many sorts, aristocracies, oligarchies, democracies, even communisms, have been tried; and all, save the last, have managed to hold their own with some degree of success.

    A Handbook of Ethical Theory George Stuart Fullerton

  • Utopias hitherto, we can make absolute statements, prescribe communisms or individualisms, and all sorts of hard theoretic arrangements.

    A Modern Utopia 1906

  • Herr Gervinus is quite sure that this was meant to state Shakspere's prophetic derision for all communisms and socialisms and peace congresses, Shakspere being the fore-ordained oracle of the political gospel of his German commentators, on the principle of "Gott mit uns."

    Montaigne and Shakspere 1894

  • SHOCKING fox right? harvey same as jean peters ` s communisms for FOX studios

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

  • When China adopted communism it lead to animosity and hostility with both capitalist countries and other countries that did not condone communisms disregard for human rights.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • When China adopted communism it lead to animosity and hostility with both capitalist countries and other countries that did not condone communisms disregard for human rights.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

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