What does the suffix ism mean in the word capitalism

The act or condition of an economic and political system.

Explanation: Suffixes change the meaning of a word.  In this case, "capital" is the country's trade and industry (what we would use to earn money for our country).  By adding -ism, you are changing the meaning to being an economic system, or rather, the way (act of) making money.

in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

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the group received an extra pound of butter for christmas.

the annex was delighted to hear that we'll all be receiving an extra quarter pound of butter for christmas.