communist
Americannoun
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
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an advocate of communism.
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a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
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(usually initial capital letter) a Communard.
adjective
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(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Communist Party or to Communism.
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pertaining to communists or communism.
noun
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a supporter of any form of communism
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(often capital) a supporter of Communism or a Communist movement or state
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(often capital) a member of a Communist party
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(often capital) any person holding left-wing views, esp when considered subversive
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a person who practises communal living; communalist
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another name for Communard
adjective
Other Word Forms
- anticommunist noun
- anticommunistic adjective
- anticommunistical adjective
- anticommunistically adverb
- communistic adjective
- communistical adjective
- communistically adverb
- procommunist adjective
Etymology
Origin of communist
From the French word communiste, dating back to 1835–45. See common, -ist
Example Sentences
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In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
A US-based man identified by Cuba as one of those killed by its coast guard in a shootout had often spoken of wanting to liberate the communist island, a political ally told AFP on Thursday.
From Barron's
It was in this city along Poland's Baltic coast where the union leader twisted the arm of the communist authorities.
From Barron's
It was adopted two years after former Czechoslovakia had shed the totalitarian communist rule of four decades, and two years before it split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
From Barron's
When Rossana Ivanova came to the U.S. from communist Bulgaria, she didn’t know what stocks and bonds were, or the difference between interest and capital gains.
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