communist

com·mu·nist

noun \-nist\

Definition of COMMUNIST

1

: an adherent or advocate of communism

2

capitalized : communard

3

a capitalized : a member of a Communist party or movement b often capitalized : an adherent or advocate of a Communist government, party, or movement

4

often capitalized : one held to engage in left-wing, subversive, or revolutionary activities

— communist adjective often capitalized

— com·mu·nis·tic \ˌkäm-yə-ˈnis-tik, -yü-\ adjective often capitalized

— com·mu·nis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of COMMUNIST

1. <communists were plotting an overthrow of the government>

First Known Use of COMMUNIST

1840

Related to COMMUNIST

Synonyms: commie, comrade, Red, socialist

Antonyms: capitalist

Related Words: leftist, lefty, pink, pinko, social democrat; Bolshevik, Leninist, Leninite, Maoist, Marxist, Stalinist, Trotskyist, Trotskyite; extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism