Glossary of Terms
coccidiosis: a parasitic infection that causes bloody diarrhea and sudden death in animals
communism: a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state; in practice, communism is often a totalitarian system of government
comrade: a fellow member of a political party; a member of the Communist party
disinter: to exhume; to unearth that which is buried
proletariat: in Marxism, the class of workers, especially industrial wage earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to survive
propaganda: information, ideas, or rumors disseminated to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, or other entity
regime: a mode or system of rule or government; such a system when in power
socialism: a theory or system of social organization that advocates vesting the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, and other assets in the community as a whole
totalitarianism: absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution
tushes: small, short tusks such as those belonging to a boar
ClassicNote on Animal Farm
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