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communist

[ kom-yuh-nist ]

noun

  1. (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
  2. an advocate of communism.
  3. a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
  4. (usually initial capital letter) a Communard.


adjective

  1. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Communist Party or to Communism.
  2. pertaining to communists or communism.

communist

/ ˈɒʊɪ /

noun

  1. a supporter of any form of communism
  2. often capital a supporter of Communism or a Communist movement or state
  3. often capital a member of a Communist party
  4. often capital any person holding left-wing views, esp when considered subversive
  5. a person who practises communal living; communalist
  6. another name for Communard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, favouring, or relating to communism; communistic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

communist

  1. A supporter of communism .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of communist1

From the French word communiste, dating back to 1835–45. See common, -ist
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But relations with their big communist neighbour are trickier than they may appear.

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Like their earlier counterparts, they had fled the communist regime, most of them drawn by news of relatives who had chosen to relocate there.

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Miller's claim that the six Republican judges on the Supreme Court — three appointed by Trump — are "communist" wouldn't withstand even a moment's thought at a normal volume.

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Vladimir Lenin fetishized technology, insisting that industrialization and electrification would lead to the idealized future of a truly communist society.

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The victory of the communist regime over the U.S. allied armies in the south effectively ended a costly, three decades-long conflict and unified the country.

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