Communist Party

noun

1. a political party advocating the principles of communism, especially as developed by Marx and Lenin.

Communist Party

noun

1. (in non-Communist countries) a political party advocating Communism
2. (in Communist countries) the single official party of the state, composed of those who officially espouse Communism

Word History and Origins

Origin of Communist Party¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Stakhanov’s personal striving, commitment, potential and passion led to the emergence of a new ideal figure in the imagination of Stalin’s Communist Party.

From Quartz

The individuals sanctioned, Zhu Hailun, Wang Junzheng, Wang Mingshan, and Chen Mingguo, are Communist Party officials.

From Quartz

Ma came of age in the 1990s, under then-Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin, when “civil society was strong and everybody was setting up environmental organizations and NGOs,” Schell said.

From Washington Post

The Alibaba case is a “significant step” in China’s anti-monopolistic regulations on the internet industry, said an opinion piece published in the official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party.

From TechCrunch

In March, Ren Zhiqiang, then a high-profile member of the ruling Communist Party, referred to China’s president a “clown” over his handling of the coronavirus.

From Quartz

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

From The Daily Beast

“The Thai military is making the Chinese communist party look liberal right now,” Adams told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

To be fair, Ma provided the only safe answer to that question, if “safe” means acceptable to the Chinese Communist Party.

From The Daily Beast

Some are hung by individuals who are vying for membership within the Chinese Communist Party.

From The Daily Beast

But events in the Special Administrative Region are enormously important to the Communist Party leadership in Beijing.

From The Daily Beast

Now, you say here that you were told that the subject was a member of the Communist Party.

From Project Gutenberg

Some ministers get drawn into organizations, some of which are under the domination of the Communist Party.

From Project Gutenberg

We have had no credible evidence that they have been related to the Communist Party in this country.

From Project Gutenberg

There is nothing to indicate that he had ever been a member of the Communist Party.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no fraud committed, and there was no evidence that he was a member of the Communist Party or active in it.

From Project Gutenberg