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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Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on March 16, the second time in a month that has seen a series of outages, including one sparking a rare violent protest in the communist-run country.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The United States in Vietnam, 1965–1968 American war planners believed material superiority would force the communists in Hanoi to surrender.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Unhumans uses the term communists interchangeably with progressives and Cultural Marxists (the modern right’s term for anyone who believes in left-of-center ideas about race, gender, and sexuality).
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The politically insurgent son of one of America’s wealthiest families, a staunch communist and sworn enemy of the plutocratic environment he was born and raised in, creates a revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts so as to fight against capitalism from within.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The United States in Vietnam, 1965–1968 American war planners believed material superiority would force the communists in Hanoi to surrender.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Unhumans uses the term communists interchangeably with progressives and Cultural Marxists (the modern right’s term for anyone who believes in left-of-center ideas about race, gender, and sexuality).
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The politically insurgent son of one of America’s wealthiest families, a staunch communist and sworn enemy of the plutocratic environment he was born and raised in, creates a revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts so as to fight against capitalism from within.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communist. Accessed 26 Mar. 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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