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socialism

/ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/noun

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noun
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    a set of political and economic ideas based on the belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country's wealth, and that the main industries and services should be owned or controlled by the state or by the community

    समाजवाद

    • Many leaders of the freedom struggle were influenced by socialism.
    • The party has moved away from socialism towards a market economy.

    Opposite capitalism

◇Word family
socialist nounsocialist adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Antonyms

capitalism

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Do not confuse socialism (in which the state or community controls the main industries, often alongside democracy and some private property) and communism (a system aiming at a classless society in which all property is owned in common).

Socialism (जिसमें मुख्य उद्योगों पर राज्य या समुदाय का नियंत्रण होता है, अक्सर लोकतंत्र और कुछ निजी संपत्ति के साथ) और communism (ऐसी व्यवस्था जिसका लक्ष्य वर्गहीन समाज है और जिसमें सारी संपत्ति साझी होती है) में भ्रमित न हों।

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General knowledge

The word 'socialist' was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

'socialist' शब्द भारतीय संविधान की Preamble में 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 द्वारा जोड़ा गया।