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syndicalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
syn-di-cal-ism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Control of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French syndicalisme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: syndicalisme

Usage

Inflected Forms

syndicalisms (plural)

Phrases

anarcho-syndicalism national syndicalism

Frequently Paired Words

anarcho-syndicalism national syndicalism syndical syndicalist unionism

Antonyms

antisyndicalism

Questions

What does syndicalism mean?
Control of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.
Where does syndicalism come from?
It is traced to French.

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