communist
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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

Other Government and Politics Terms

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

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