Komsomol

Or Com·so·mol

[kom-suh-mawl, kom-suh-mawl]

noun

1. a communist organization in the Soviet Union for youths 16 years of age and older.

2. a member of this organization.

Komsomol

/ ˈkɒmsəˌmɒl, ˌkɒmsəˈmɒl, kəmsaˈmɔl /

noun

1. (formerly) the youth association of the Soviet Union for 14- to 26-year-olds

Word History and Origins

Origin of Komsomol¹

< Russian Komsomól, for Kom ( munistícheskiĭ ) so ( yúz ) mol ( odëzhi ) Communist Union of Youth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Komsomol¹

C20: from Russian, from Kom ( munisticheski ) So ( yuz ) Mol ( odezhi ) Communist Union of Youth

Example Sentences

And in a country where men and women had equal constitutional rights by law, letting girls into after-school flying clubs fulfilled Komsomol requirements, so they couldn’t be turned away.

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They were run by the Komsomol.

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All the information was spread through word of mouth, mostly by the Komsomol.

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He told them that their wartime experiences would make them stronger and wiser, and that they could now apply these virtues to their civilian lives; and he promised that the Komsomol would help them find work—which it did.

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For the young women who answered the Komsomol call for volunteers on October 10, 1941, their transformation from civilians to soldiers was abrupt.

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