communist
noun
com·mu·nist
ˈkäm-yə-nist 
-yü-
1
: an adherent or advocate of communism
2
Communist
: communard
3
a
Communist
: a member of a Communist party or movement
b
often Communist
: an adherent or advocate of a Communist government, party, or movement
4
often Communist
: one held to engage in left-wing, subversive, or revolutionary activities
communist
adjective
often Communist
Examples of communist in a Sentence
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
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Reuters, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Maduro’s capture is a seismic reversal of fortune for Cuba’s communist-run government, which for decades has relied on massive aid packages from its oil-rich South American ally for the island’s very survival.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The self-governing island split from the mainland in 1949 after Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists retreated there upon losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists.
—Ted Anthony, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Rockwell claimed Jewish communists were behind the Civil Rights Movement, while the Nation of Islam published a pseudo-historical book in 1991 claiming that Jews were responsible for the transatlantic slave trade.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communist. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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communist
noun
com·mu·nist
ˈkäm-yə-nəst
1
: a person who believes in communism
2
capitalized
: a member or follower of a Communist party or movement
communist
adjective
often capitalized
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