: a revolutionary doctrine by which workers seize control of the economy and the government by direct means (such as a general strike)
2
: a system of economic organization in which industries are owned and managed by the workers
3
: a theory of government based on functional rather than territorial representation
syndicalist
ˈsin-di-kə-list
adjective or noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe full list of anarchist schools of thought is long, but includes anarcho-syndicalism, anarcha-feminism, green anarchism, Black anarchism, and individualist anarchism, which is similar to libertarianism. Sophie Hayssen, refinery29.com, 14 Aug. 2020 In a country rocked by strikes, militant syndicalism, unemployment and political instability, the leftist Front populaire under socialist Léon Blum won a parliamentary majority in 1936 and proceeded to carry out a number of sweeping reforms. Tom Sancton, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017
Word History
Etymology
French syndicalisme, from chambre syndicale trade union
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing syndicalism
anarcho-syndicalism
anarcho-syndicalism
Legal Definition
syndicalism
noun
syn·di·cal·ism ˈsin-di-kə-ˌli-zəm
: a doctrine or practice promoting the revolutionary seizure of government and industry see also criminal syndicalism
History and Etymology for syndicalism
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 syndic government office