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Definition of Syndicalism
1. Noun. A radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions.
Definition of Syndicalism
1. n. 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 general strike and direct action syndicalism aims to establish a social system in which the means and processes of production are in the control of local organizations of workers, who are manage them for the common good.
Definition of Syndicalism
1. Noun. Control of government and industry by labor unions, usually achieved through revolutionary direct action. ¹
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Definition of Syndicalism
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Syndicalism
Literary usage of Syndicalism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Social Movements: Descriptive Summaries and Bibliographies by Savel Zimand, Bureau of Industrial Research (1921)
"A criticism of syndicalism because of its revolutionary aims and ... syndicalism and
Socialism Criticism of syndicalism by socialists. ..."
2. Self-government in Industry by George Douglas Howard Cole (1917)
"APPENDIX A THE GENESIS OF syndicalism IN FRANCE IN the campaign of wanton
misrepresentation and wilful misunderstanding of which the mass of doctrines ..."
3. The Prevention and Control of Monopolies by William Jethro Brown (1915)
"But if the workmen's control over the management was limited to electing and
dismissing managers, it would be but a mockery of the power which syndicalism ..."
4. French Civilization in the Nineteenth Century: A Historical Introduction by Albert Léon Guérard (1914)
"syndicalism and the State employees. The rural classes. When the Socialists
brought to an end their alliance with bourgeois politicians in 1904, ..."
5. Democracy at the Crossways: A Study in Politics and History, with Special by Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw (1918)
"syndicalism in Practice. The zealous and " conscious " minority who in France,
America, the British Empire and elsewhere, profess and propagate syndicalism ..."
6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"syndicalism or co-operation? J. Douglas. Eng. Music for children. ... Development of
syndicalism In America. L: Levine. Pol. Sel. Q. 28: 461-79. S. 43. ..."
7. An Introduction to the Psychological Problems of Industry by Frank Watts (1921)
"syndicalism syndicalism, another ideal which has secured much popular ...
The movement towards syndicalism, however, in these forms is a reaction phenomenon ..."
8. Current Social and Industrial Forces by Lionel Danforth Edie (1920)
"syndicalism Louis Levine: syndicalism in France* (pp. ... The fundamental idea
of revolutionary syndicalism is the idea of class-struggle. ..."
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