a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
社会主义。
policy or practice based on this theory
社会主义政策(或实践)。
(in Marxist theory)a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of Communism
(马克思主义理论)社会主义社会。
"early 19th cent.: from French