Definition of commun
1. commune [ n ] the smallest administrative district of several European countries (Belgium and France and Italy and Switzerland)
Used in print:(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
Preparation began slightly more than a year after independence with the first_steps to organize rural communes .
Since the complicated process of establishing new communes and reviewing the rudimentary plan left by the_French did not even begin until the fall of 1957 , this goal appears somewhat ambitious .
They were increasingly looked_upon as a means of establishing the new rural communes as the focus of a new , constructive national effort .
The chamber_of_Commerce elections were , of_course , an important event in the preparation for rural commune elections .
Voting preparations began in the fall of 1959 , although the actual demarcation and planning for the rural communes was completed in 1958 .
Synonyms commune Related Terms administrative_district France Italy Switzerland Belgium communize communize2. commune [ v ] communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity
Examples:
"He seemed to commune with nature"
(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
I believe that what I do has some effect on his actions and I have learned , in_a_way , to commune with drunks , but certainly my actions seem to resemble more nearly the performance of a rain_dance than the carrying_out of an experiment in physics .
Synonyms commune Related Terms communicate pray communion3. commune [ n ] a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
Used in print:(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
Constitutional government , popular vote , trial by jury , public education , labor_unions , cooperatives , communes , socialized ownership , world_courts , and the veto power in world_councils are but a_few examples .
Synonyms commune Related Terms gathering communize4. commune [ v ] receive Communion, in the Catholic church
Synonyms communicate commune Related Terms covenant communicate communicationSimilar Spelling
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