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Com·mu·nist
(kŏm′yə-nĭst)n.
1.
a. A member of a movement or political party that advocates Communism.
b. A supporter of such a party or movement.
2. A Communard.
3. often communist A radical viewed as a subversive or revolutionary.
adj.
1. often communist Relating to, characteristic of, or held to resemble communism or Communists.
2. communist Supporting, advocating, or serving to further communism: communist propaganda.
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communist
(ˈkɒmjʊnɪst)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter of any form of communism
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) a supporter of Communism or a Communist movement or state
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) a member of a Communist party
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) US any person holding left-wing views, esp when considered subversive
5. (Sociology) a person who practises communal living; communalist
6. (Historical Terms) another name for Communard
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characterized by, favouring, or relating to communism; communistic
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com•mu•nist
(ˈkɒm yə nɪst)n.
1. (cap.) a member of a Communist Party.
2. an advocate of communism.
3. a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
4. (usu. cap.) a Communard.
adj. 5. (cap.) of or pertaining to a Communist Party or to Communism.
6. pertaining to communists or communism.
com`mu•nis′tic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Communist Party - a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state |
2. | communist - a socialist who advocates communism apparatchik - a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party Bolshevist, Bolshevik - a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party Comrade - a fellow member of the Communist Party revisionist - a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position socialist - a political advocate of socialism | |
Adj. | 1. | communist - relating to or marked by communism; "Communist Party"; "communist governments"; "communistic propaganda" |
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communist
noun (often cap.) socialist, Red (informal), Marxist, Bolshevik, collectivist Its leader is a former Communist who joined the dissident movement in 1989.
Quotations
"What is a communist? One who hath yearnings"
"For equal division of unequal earnings" [Ebenezer Elliot Epigram]
"What is a communist? One who hath yearnings"
"For equal division of unequal earnings" [Ebenezer Elliot Epigram]
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communism
(ˈkomjunizəm) noun (often with capital) a system of government under which there is no private industry and (in some forms) no private property, most things being state-owned. comunismo
ˈcommunist noun (often with capital) a person who believes in communism. He is a Communist; (also adjective) a Communist leader.comunista
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