Main Entry: syn·di·cal·ism

Pronunciation: \ˈsin-di-kə-ˌli-zəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: French syndicalisme, from chambre syndicale trade union

Date: 1907

1 : a revolutionary doctrine by which workers seize control of the economy and the government by direct means (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

— syn·di·cal·ist \-list\ adjective or noun