Sosyalismo

socialismnoun

Alternative meanings

socialism; political and economic doctrine; system or movement that seeks social equality, collective ownership, public control of resources, or a more equitable distribution of wealth

Pronunciation

soh-syah-LEES-moh

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from socialismo/socialism. Related to sosyal, society or social, and politika, politics.

Variants or conjugations

socialism; socialism; socialist; socialist ideology; socialist system

Related words and expressions

politics; economy; society; government; ideology; capitalism; communism; equality

Meaning and usage notes

Sosyalismo is a political and economic term. For socialist as a person or adjective, use sosyalista. For communism, the related term is komunismo, but they do not mean exactly the same thing.