Etymology

socialism

so·cial·ism
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Today it means: Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. Full definition →

French socialisme
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  1. French · borrowed fromsocialisme
  2. English todaysocialism

Attested since 1832; either from French socialisme or from social + -ism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.