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
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
Yet he delivers career-best work in Showtime’s queer melodrama “Fellow Travelers,” as anti-Communist crusader-turned-gay rights activist Tim Laughlin, by leaving behind the self-assured rakes and tapping a new wellspring: soft power.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
The protesters, who were defending the rights of Hong Kong, Tibet and ethnic Uyghurs, said their attackers’ attire, coordination and strong reaction to anti-Communist Party rhetoric indicated official Chinese involvement.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
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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