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Control of government and industry by labor unions, usually achieved through revolutionary direct action.See Also: anarcho-syndicalism, syndicalist
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Syndicalism — • Derived from the French syndicats, associations of workingmen uniting members of the same trade or industry for the furtherance of common economic interests Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Syndicalism Syndicalism … Catholic encyclopedia
Syndicalism — is a type of movement which aims to degrade capitalist societies through action by the working class on the industrial front. For syndicalists, labor unions are the potential means both of overcoming capitalism and of running society in the… … Wikipedia
Syndicalism — Syn dic*al*ism, n. [F. syndicalisme.] The theory, plan, or practice of trade union action (originally as advocated and practiced by the French Conf[ e]d[ e]ration G[ e]n[ e]rale du Travail) which aims to abolish the present political and social… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syndicalism — syn·di·cal·ism / sin di kə ˌli zəm/ n [French syndicalisme, from ( chambre ) syndicale trade union, from chambre chamber + syndicale, feminine of syndical of or relating to a syndic or to a committee that assumes the powers of a syndic, from… … Law dictionary
syndicalism — 1907, from Fr. syndicalisme movement to transfer ownership of means of production and distribution to industrial workers, from syndical of a labor union, from syndic chief representative (see SYNDIC (Cf. syndic)) … Etymology dictionary
syndicalism — [sin′di kəliz΄əm] n. [Fr syndicalisme < syndical, of a syndic or labor union ( chambre syndicale) < syndic: see SYNDIC] a theory and movement of trade unionism, esp. in Europe between 1890 and 1920, in which all means of production and… … English World dictionary
syndicalism — syndicalist, adj., n. syndicalistic, adj. /sin di keuh liz euhm/, n. 1. a form or development of trade unionism, originating in France, that aims at the possession of the means of production and distribution, and ultimately at the control of… … Universalium
Syndicalism — The syndicalist movement represented a form of revolutionary trade unionism. Strongly influenced by anarchism, but also by Marxism, syndicalism was a significant political presence in France (the Fédération des Bourses du Travail and the… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
syndicalism — Synonyms and related words: Bolshevikism, Bolshevism, Carbonarism, Castroism, Jacobinism, Maoism, New Left, Old Left, Sinn Feinism, anarchism, anarcho syndicalism, anarchy, antinomianism, chaos, confusion, criminal syndicalism, disorder,… … Moby Thesaurus
syndicalism — (Fr., syndicat, trade union) The movement that seeks to transfer control of the means of production to associations of workers, rather than to the state. In 19th century France the movement had connections with anarchism (making anarcho… … Philosophy dictionary
