Communist Party

American  

noun

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

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Communist Party British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Communist Party

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The diaries provide an insider’s view of the Chinese Communist Party.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Lai is like no opponent the Chinese Communist Party has faced before.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hopes that China’s thirst for foreign reds would return were dashed in May, when, as part of a continuing austerity drive, Beijing explicitly banned the consumption of alcohol at Chinese government and Communist Party events.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outages as well as regular shortages of food, medicine and other basics are spurring frustrations, with demonstrators vandalizing a provincial office of the Cuban Communist Party last weekend.

From Barron's

In part that target sends a signal from the senior Communist Party leadership to other officials that Beijing will tolerate some of the pain of an economic adjustment.

From The Wall Street Journal