syndicalism
noun
Forms syndicalisms
- noun (socialism) Control of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.
Antonyms
Etymology
From French syndicalisme.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The theory, plan, or practice of trade-union action (originally as advocated and practiced by the French Confédération Générale du Travail) which aims to abolish the present political and social system by means of the general strike (as distinguished from the local or sectional strike) and direct action of whatever kind (as distinguished from action which takes effect only through the medium of political action) --direct action including any kind of action that is directly effective, whether it be a simple strike, a peaceful public demonstration, sabotage, or revolutionary violence. By the gen
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