Commune

Definitions

1. A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
   countable, uncountable
2. Either of the French revolutionary governments (of 1792 or of 1871)
3. A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam).
   countable, uncountable
4. The commonalty; the common people.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. Communion; sympathetic conversation between friends.
   obsolete, uncountable
6. A self-governing city or league of citizens.
   countable, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The town of Chu-chou in Hunan Province, carrying out the great directive of Chairman Mao that "educated youths must go to the villages," has put⟳ into practice factory-commune links, and under the leadership of cadres, has made a collective settlement of educated youths in commune and brigade farms, forest areas, and tea plantations.”

“For days of happy commune dead.”

“In 1117 the commune and archbishop had separate⟳ consuls at Milan.”

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