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

adjective

1. of, characterized by, favouring, or relating to communism; communistic

communist

1. A supporter of communism.

Other Word Forms

• communistic adjective
• communistical adjective
• communistically adverb
• anticommunist noun
• anticommunistic adjective
• anticommunistical adjective
• anticommunistically adverb
• procommunist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of communist¹

From the French word communiste, dating back to 1835–45. See common, -ist

Example Sentences

Republicans have already seized on Mamdani's victory to try to shape the narrative of the Democratic party as being taken over by a Soviet-style communist.

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One by one, Stalin installed hand-picked puppets to lead new communist governments in Eastern Europe.

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But Buckley did give conservatives permission to consider as madness the Birchers’ tendency to see anything they disfavored as a communist plot.

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Beijing’s communist leaders have been doing so for nearly 50 years.

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“A third world communist just won in New York because New York is a third world city now,” wrote far-right commentator Matt Walsh.

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