an·ti-com·mu·nist
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-nist, -yü-, ˌan-tī-
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variants:
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
Definition of anti-communist
: opposed to Communism
anti-communist leaders an anti-Communist ideology
Other Words from anti-communist
anti-communist
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist noun
… they expressed their feelings with a directness that few anti-Communists could rival.
— Julius Gould
anti-communism
or anti-Communism
or anticommunism \
ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm , -yü- , ˌan-tī-
\ noun
\ noun
Sometimes he is aroused to arms against those whose anti-Communism is merely less salient or monolithic than his own …
— Dennis H. Wrong
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“Anti-communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-communist. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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