pseudo-socialism

noun

An economy wherein the workers seemingly own the production means, or it is claimed to be, but practically does not.

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Meanings

nounpseudo-socialism (usually uncountable, plural pseudo-socialisms)

plural pseudo-socialisms · alternative pseudosocialism

  1. uncountableusuallyAn economy wherein the workers seemingly own the production means, or it is claimed to be, but practically does not.

Origin

From pseudo- + socialism.

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APA

pseudo-socialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-socialism

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“pseudo-socialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-socialism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudo-socialism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-socialism.

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