Meanings
communism, Communism
1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 255We understand by communism the relationship of society that is based on public ownership, that allows everyone to work according to his capabilities, everyone to consume according to his needs.
Examples
GermanEnglish
Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa: Das Gespenst des Kommunismus.A spectre haunts Europe: the spectre of communism.
Das ist Kommunismus.That's communism.