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syndicalism

syn·di·cal·ism [ síndikə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. revolutionary political doctrine: a revolutionary political doctrine that advocates the seizure of the means of production by workers organized in trade unions

2. workers' control of means of production: a system of government by which workers organized in trade unions control the means of production

[Early 20th century. < French syndicalisme< syndic (see syndic)]

syn·di·cal adjective
syn·di·cal·ist adjective, noun
syn·di·cal·is·tic [ sìndikə lístik ] adjective
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