COMMUNIST Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

communist

noun

ˈkäm-yə-nist

Definition of communist

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 These are not social democrats, these are hardcore godless communists. — CBS News, 28 June 2026 He’s gone as far as to call them communists. — NBC news, 28 June 2026 None of the three candidates, who are set to cruise to general election victories in November in their deep-blue districts, identify as communists. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Accusing democratic socialists of really being communists. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for communist

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socialist

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In addition, leftists and progressives have urged candidates to embrace more populist positions after democratic socialists won a handful of primaries in Colorado and New York.

— Lia Russell July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
But Maine’s democratic socialists argue Platner’s platform was key to his ability to electrify so much of the party’s voters.

— Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

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