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people's commune

people's commune noun: an administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1983.

Noun

people's commune (plural people's communes)

  1. An administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1983.
    • A scene from China’s great drought of 1960. Members of the Sanhsiang people's commune in Yiyang County form a "bucket brigade" to bring water from the Lo River, reduced to a trickle.
      China Reconstructs (Peiping), November 19601961 May [1961 January 22], “China: Re-educating Capitalists”, in East Europe, A Monthly Review of East European Affairs, volume 10, number 5, New York: Free Europe Committee, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14...
    • Members of the Chinghsin people's commune in Hunchun County, Kirin Province, on the anti-revisionist forefront, demonstrated through the night.1969 March 14 [1969 March 13], “Report from Border Areas”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, number 50, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA International Service...

Forms of people's commune

pluralpeople's communes

Origin of people's commune

Calque from Chinese 人民公社 (rénmín gōngshè).

Questions about people's commune

What does people's commune mean?
People's commune means an administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1983.
What part of speech is people's commune?
People's commune is a noun.
What is the plural of people's commune?
The plural of people's commune is people's communes.

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