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Communism

/kˈɑmjəˌnɪzəm/
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(noun) Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.

Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.
Communism is the system practiced in the Soviet Union.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The end of the Cold War signaled the collapse of Soviet ____.

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