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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

/ ˈkɒmjʊnɪst /

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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  • commu·nisti·cal·ly adverb
  • anti·commu·nist noun adjective
  • anti·commu·nistic adjective
  • anti·commu·nisti·cal adjective
  • anti·commu·nisti·cal·ly adverb
  • pro·commun·ist adjective noun
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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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Example Sentences

Fou had obtained a visa to perform in Britain and had no intention of returning to communist China.

I felt that it would be better for humanity if the communist system prevailed, that it would put an end to war, to wars.

The young post-Soviet government decided to ditch all communist-era legacy technologies and inefficient public service structure.

In the last five years, this has changed and most of the rich people who took advantage of the post-communist period after 1989 were arrested, and it didn’t matter how rich or influential you were then.

From Ozy

Most of the rich people who took advantage of the post-communist period after 1989 were arrested, and it didn’t matter how rich or influential you were.

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When communism was a threat, it was construed as a communist plot.

The Communist Party of China gets a bad rap for cracking down on religion.

He branded it a fifth-column invasion into popular culture, normalizing radical, even communist ambitions.

Other communist countries that withdrew their films and delegates included East Germany, Cuba, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.

The ISI came to the CIA for assistance in fostering a revolt that had developed in the Afghan countryside against Communist rule.

It is here that the Communist regime in Russia has encountered its most fatal difficulty.

It was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.

The end of the book described a great revolution in which the people arose, led by an Italian communist named Caesar Spadoni.

At the sight of these men in their Pullmans, my friend the communist first turned pale, then green, then red.

A communist propagandist is like a disease germ; he doesn't belong in healthy bodies.

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