anti-Communist
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Most of the men had been arrested years earlier during anti-Communist raids by the police of Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Scott Camil talks about starting out anti-Communist and gung ho; he then came home from Vietnam, heard Jane Fonda speak and was transformed into an antiwar activist who publicly testified about atrocities he had committed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
Vance was the blue-blood diplomat, poised to settle disputes through patient negotiation; Brzezinski was the hard-core anti-Communist, whose first instinct in approaching a crisis was to ratchet up the pressure on Moscow.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2024
“Good Night, and Good Luck” portrays the period when Murrow’s work brought him into conflict with Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the Republican of Wisconsin who became notorious for the excesses of his anti-Communist crusade.
From New York Times • May 13, 2024
The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan Communist regime, but withdrew 10 years later under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-Communist mujahedin rebels.
From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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