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communist
/ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/
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What does communist mean?
adjective
- Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
noun
- An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
- Any revolutionary or subversive radical.
More meanings (7)
noun
- A member of a formally constituted Communist Party.
- A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.
- 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.
- Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.
adjective
- Of or relating to a formally constituted Communist Party.
- Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
- Alternative letter-case form of communistic, embodying the ideals of communism.
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IPA pronunciation
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This is the famous ``Communist Manifesto,'' in which for the first time Marx's system is set forth.
In Communist society, accumulated labour is but a means to widen, to enrich, to promote the existence of the labourer.
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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.
The communist books that Comrade Bannerman had given me taught me to believe that capitalists had no human feelings like ordinary mortals.
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.