Notice: these aren't EXACT synonyms, but their close enough to be considered socialism.
Communism, welfare statism, collectivism, Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, proletariat Dictatorship, public ownership, statism, economic planning, wealth redistribution, non-classism, social democracy, classless society, Fiat economics, etc.
Socialism and Communism are synonyms: both describe a classless stateless society based on production for use and democratic control, with no rulers or billionaires or homeless or prices or money.
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socialism. communism is the economic structure, socialism is the political structure. There are actually several synonyms. Each one isn't as spot-on as socialism but they are synonyms nonetheless. Collectivism, communalism, Marxism and Leninism. Lenin was the leader of Russia after the Russian revolution during WW1, and Marx was a communist during this time also.
It was from Socialism that Communism was born.
socialism
There was no African form of Socialism.
fake socialism.
Many Americans feel that president Obama's health reforms smack of socialism and they don't like it.
The Future of Socialism was created in 1956.
Socialism or Barbarism was created in 2001.
Voluntary Socialism was created in 1896.
Socialism is Good was created in 1958.
You haven't given what the comparison is with socialism.