Communist Party
Americannoun
noun
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(in non-Communist countries) a political party advocating Communism
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(in Communist countries) the single official party of the state, composed of those who officially espouse Communism
Etymology
Origin of Communist Party
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Devoted to the first national congress of the Chinese Communist Party, inside the museum’s quiet, low-lying stone building all is frugality and concern for the plight of the downtrodden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
And only this March, the Communist Party set a GDP growth target range of 4.5% to 5% for the year, its most pessimistic since the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Wednesday to strengthen and modernise the military and to stamp out corruption within the ruling Communist Party.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The former property tycoon fled China to the US in 2017, where he reinvented himself as a Communist Party critic and built a loyal online following.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The document revealed that in the early 1930s, the Gestapo had ordered the arrest of a young scientist named Klaus Fuchs because he was a member of the Communist Party.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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