as in socialist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
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Recent Examples of communist
Those pompous traitorous communists should be impeached and prosecuted.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Mamdani describes himself as a democratic socialist, not a communist.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Sure, Trump indulges in standard anti-leftist talking points and has called Mamdani a communist.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Trump has also incorrectly called him a communist and has threatened to deport Mamdani, who was born in Uganda but became a naturalized American citizen in 2018.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Mamdani describes himself as a democratic socialist, not a communist.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Sure, Trump indulges in standard anti-leftist talking points and has called Mamdani a communist.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Trump has also incorrectly called him a communist and has threatened to deport Mamdani, who was born in Uganda but became a naturalized American citizen in 2018.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
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Across the Hudson River from Kasky’s district, a Jewish democratic socialist named Jake Ephros was elected to Jersey City Council.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump unleashes the 'Donroe Doctrine' and puts socialists on notice worldwide.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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