syndicalism

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noun

Control of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.

Opposite
antisyndicalism
OriginFrench syndicalisme →
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Meanings

nounsyndicalism (countable and uncountable, plural syndicalisms)

plural syndicalisms

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentControl of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.

    Antonyms: antisyndicalism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounControl of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.

Opposite
antisyndicalism

Origin

  1. Frenchsyndicalisme
  2. Englishsyndicalism

From French syndicalisme.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan sindicalisme
  • sindicalismethe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Chinese Mandarin 工團主義 /工团主义
  • 工團主義 /工团主义 (gōngtuán zhǔyì)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Dutch syndicalisme
  • syndicalismethe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Finnish syndikalismi
  • syndikalismithe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
French syndicalisme
  • syndicalismethe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Hindi सिंडिकवाद
  • सिंडिकवाद (siṇḍikvād)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Hungarian szindikalizmus
  • szindikalizmusthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Indonesian sindikalisme
  • sindikalismethe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Italian sindacalismo
  • sindacalismothe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Japanese 労働組合主義, サンディカリスム
  • 労働組合主義 (rōdōkumiaishugi)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
  • サンディカリスム (sandikarisumu)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Korean 신디컬리즘, 노동조합주의
  • 신디컬리즘 (sindikeollijeum)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
  • 노동조합주의 (nodongjohapjuui)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Persian سندیکالیسم
  • سندیکالیسمthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Polish syndykalizm
  • syndykalizmthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Portuguese sindicalismo
  • sindicalismothe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Romanian sindicalism
  • sindicalismthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Russian синдикали́зм
  • синдикали́зм (sindikalízm)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Spanish sindicalismo
  • sindicalismothe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Swedish syndikalism
  • syndikalismthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Thai สหการนิยม
  • สหการนิยมthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Turkish sendikalizm
  • sendikalizmthe belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
Ukrainian синдикалізм
  • синдикалізм (syndykalizm)the belief that capitalism should be replaced with labor unions
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Chicago

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