SYNDICALISM


Meaning of SYNDICALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsin-di-kə-ˌli-zəm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.