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
The Gestapo, or secret police, were often members of the Einsatzgruppen, essentially mobile killing squads who carried out the murders of Jews, Romani and communists in Eastern Europe.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Much of the story — about Murrow’s conflict with Senator Joseph McCarthy over his ongoing communist witch hunt — even played out on TV, via the anchor’s nightly newscasts.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
While the offensive was a strategic defeat for the communists, its main casualty was President Lyndon Johnson.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
During the McCarthy era, the senator used the country’s fear of the spread of communism to label political foes in government, education and entertainment as communists or communist sympathizers.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Much of the story — about Murrow’s conflict with Senator Joseph McCarthy over his ongoing communist witch hunt — even played out on TV, via the anchor’s nightly newscasts.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
While the offensive was a strategic defeat for the communists, its main casualty was President Lyndon Johnson.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
During the McCarthy era, the senator used the country’s fear of the spread of communism to label political foes in government, education and entertainment as communists or communist sympathizers.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
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And, sure, the message of affordability does resonate, but Democrats have worked for years, since the 2020 campaign, to not be associated as socialists, to not be associated to some of these positions that Mamdani has talked about, like defunding ICE, defunding the police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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Ogles railed against the democratic socialist's win in social media posts.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 June 2025
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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