as in Marxism
a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled
The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland.
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Recent Examples of Communism
Budget hawks and an emergent wave of neoliberal politicians and economists had, for years, decried wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars in foreign nations that were often working with or were friendly toward the Soviet Union and communism.
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Time, 12 May 2025
Who had played a big role in bringing down communism in his homeland of Poland and elsewhere.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Within all that—and of more interest to me—is fascinating context about the interplay between democracy, fascism, communism, and religion in twentieth-century Europe, exemplified by one incredible sequence about Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to Communist Poland.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
By contrast, after World War II, the United States, driven by the global threat of communism, had both the will and the capacity to enforce order.
—Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
My Chinese history instructor had a great deal to say about the Ming Dynasty but nothing to say about communism.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Soviet citizens in the 1980s could no longer ignore the glaring differences between the utopian promises of communism and the reality of an autocratic and incompetent regime.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Sánchez’s case also illustrates the ordeal of Cuban migrants who, in recent years, have watched how policies that once benefited those fleeing communism have been stripped piece by piece by both Democratic and Republican presidents.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
When Ho Chi Minh took over their provinces in 1954, their families had to flee to the south along with about a million Vietnamese people escaping communism for the first time.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
Time, 12 May 2025
Who had played a big role in bringing down communism in his homeland of Poland and elsewhere.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Within all that—and of more interest to me—is fascinating context about the interplay between democracy, fascism, communism, and religion in twentieth-century Europe, exemplified by one incredible sequence about Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to Communist Poland.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
By contrast, after World War II, the United States, driven by the global threat of communism, had both the will and the capacity to enforce order.
—Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
My Chinese history instructor had a great deal to say about the Ming Dynasty but nothing to say about communism.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Soviet citizens in the 1980s could no longer ignore the glaring differences between the utopian promises of communism and the reality of an autocratic and incompetent regime.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Sánchez’s case also illustrates the ordeal of Cuban migrants who, in recent years, have watched how policies that once benefited those fleeing communism have been stripped piece by piece by both Democratic and Republican presidents.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
When Ho Chi Minh took over their provinces in 1954, their families had to flee to the south along with about a million Vietnamese people escaping communism for the first time.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
Noun
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As young men and women embrace faith — along with folk songs, traditional dress and ancient tea ceremonies — some experts see it as a movement back to forms of Vietnamese identity that preceded Marxism and war.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Value-form theory, as it’s often called, pays less attention than prior incarnations of Marxism did to the fission between labor and capital contained in the atom of the capitalist commodity, and stresses instead that both capitalists and workers must obey the same remorseless economic law.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Medieval threat to democracy The rhetoric of absolving Stalinism goes hand in hand with popularizing the state’s version of the Russian Middle Ages through public media channels.—
Dina Khapaeva,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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This critique involved not just intellectuals on the left, but also famous American realists who played a key part in rallying U.S. liberal opinion to resist Nazism and Stalinism.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Andor is an amazing work of art, not just as a Star Wars show but as an overall series with incredible writing, acting, production values and a relevant take on the rise of fascism.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The long arm of fascism has stretched all the way to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where, quite suddenly, nobody is allowed to be naked on the red carpet anymore.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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In emphasizing the importance of the group, Volkov is in line with Soviet propaganda and thought, where stories of friendship were used to promote unity and collectivism.—
Christin Bohnke,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2025
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In summary, Chinese culture strongly influences workers in manufacturing, fostering values of respect for authority, dedication, and collectivism while also contributing to long working hours and a focus on family and societal obligations.—
Dave Evans,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Communism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Communism. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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