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Communist Party

Definition

The Communist Party is a political party that adheres to communist ideologies. It seeks to establish a classless society where all means of production are owned by the community rather than privately.

Analogy

Imagine you have a group project at school, and your team decides that every member will contribute equally to complete the work, regardless of their abilities or effort.

Related terms

Ideology: An ideology refers to a set of beliefs or principles that guide an individual's actions or decision-making process.

Marxism-Leninism: Marxism-Leninism is a variant of communism developed by Vladimir Lenin. It combines Marxist ideas with Lenin's theory on how to seize and maintain power.

Proletariat: The proletariat refers to the working class who do not own means of production but instead sell their labor power in exchange for wages.

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