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communist

/ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/

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What does communist mean?

adjective

  1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

noun

  1. An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
  2. Any revolutionary or subversive radical.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. A member of a formally constituted Communist Party.
  2. A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.
  3. Any member of an organization, especially a military force, controlled and led by a formally constituted Communist Party, even if most individual members of the organization are not party members.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a formally constituted Communist Party.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of communistic, embodying the ideals of communism.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈkɑ.mju.nɪst/
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This is the famous ``Communist Manifesto,'' in which for the first time Marx's system is set forth.
Bertrand RussellProposed Roads to FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #690
In Communist society, accumulated labour is but a means to widen, to enrich, to promote the existence of the labourer.
Karl Marx; Friedrich EngelsThe Communist ManifestoProject Gutenberg ebook #61
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Hungary's economic reform programs during the Communist era gave it a head start in creating a market economy and attracting foreign investment.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
The communist books that Comrade Bannerman had given me taught me to believe that capitalists had no human feelings like ordinary mortals.
James J. (James John) DavisThe Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ItProject Gutenberg ebook #1297
From the moment that the communist changes the name of things, vera rerum vocabala, he tacitly admits his powerlessness, and puts himself out of the question.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444