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anti-Communist

British  

noun

  1. a person who is opposed to Communism

    a staunch anti-Communist

"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. opposed to Communism

    a big anti-Communist demonstration

"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

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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

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

Since the conclusion of the Japanese-Nazi "anti-Communist pact," Nazi agents have been sent to German colonies in Central and South America to organize them, carry on propaganda and cooperate secretly with Japanese agents.

From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by Spivak, John L.