n.
Pronunciation: ' sin-di-k ə - ˌ li-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French syndicalisme, from chambre syndicale trade union
Date: 1907
1 : a revolutionary doctrine by which workers seize control of the economy and the government by direct means (as a general strike)
2 : a system of economic organization in which industries are owned and managed by the workers
3 : a theory of government based on functional rather than territorial representation
– syn · di · cal · ist \ -list \ adjective or noun