Komsomol

American  

[kom-suh-mawl, kom-suh-mawl] / ˌkɒm səˈmɔl, ˈkɒm səˌmɔl /

Or Comsomol

noun

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

2. a member of this organization.

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Komsomol British  

/ ˈkɒmsəˌmɒl, ˌkɒmsəˈmɒl, kəmsaˈmɔl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Komsomol

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

Example Sentences

Putin was one of millions of Soviet schoolchildren who joined the Pioneer and Komsomol youth movements, which taught devotion to communist ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Literature

So working hard at Osoaviakhim and Komsomol clubs wasn’t just something you did to be like all your friends, or even because you were patriotic.

From Literature

It was published by the Central Committee of the Komsomol in 1939, and anybody who couldn’t get hold of the physical book could read it as a serial through the hugely popular program Newspaper Novels.

From Literature

They were run by the Komsomol.

From Literature