communist

noun com·mu·nist \ ˈkäm-yə-nist , -yü- \

Updated on: 13 May 2018

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

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communist

adjective, often capitalized

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communistic

play \ˌkäm-yə-ˈni-stik, -yü-\ adjective, often capitalized

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communistically

play \ˌkäm-yə-ˈni-sti-k(ə-)lē, -yü-\ adverb

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Examples of communist in a Sentence

communists were plotting an overthrow of the government

Recent Examples of communist from the Web

Then, of course, it was translated by Marc Blitzstein, who was both famously gay and a communist, and the English version has since become quite a political anthem.

— john paul brammer, Teen Vogue, "Sasha Velour Gives an Intimate Look at the Making of "Pirate Jenny" and Talks Pushing Drag Into New Directions," 4 May 2018
The former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon, for example — himself a Catholic — likes to call Francis a communist for his economic policy and the pontiff from Davos for his cultural elitism.

— jason horowitz, New York Times, "Pope Francis in the Wilderness," 28 Apr. 2018
Again, documented history shows that our last leader was raised as a socialist/communist, friends w/ Bill Ayers (please look into his past), and Louis Farrakhan.

— michael harriot, The Root, "The Root's Clapback Mailbag: All Mailbag, No Clapback," 27 Apr. 2018
The vast majority of those left – to the West, to escape the communists who were grabbing control, or to Israel, to help build the new state.

— larry tye, BostonGlobe.com, "Essay: ‘Nothing but growth’ and optimism," 19 Apr. 2018
The musical, about rebellious 1960s-era American youth, appealed to a director who had witnessed his own share of youthful rebellion against communist repression in Czechoslovakia.

— andrew theen, OregonLive.com, "2 killed, 1 injured in early morning Salem shootings," 14 Apr. 2018
People have to be filed in tidy groups, fascists or communists or Democrats or Republicans or suckers for the Le Leche league.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Red Caddy," 24 Apr. 2018
Seven years into communist rule, the Mekong Delta was running out of food.

— oanh ngo usadi, WSJ, "A Candy From Mars and America’s Sweetness," 22 Apr. 2018
Mattel is a massive corporation that promotes conventional, unrealistic female beauty standards, while Kahlo was a lifelong feminist and communist.

— gabriella paiella, The Cut, "A Mexican Court Has Blocked the Sales of the Controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie Doll," 20 Apr. 2018

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