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
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.
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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
His 1979 visit to the country was seen as a turning point for communism in the nation over concerns about religious freedom.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Cold War era, with its hostility to communism, favored both religious piety and commercial development.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
In an effort to secure global alliances against communism, America lowered tariffs to encourage partnerships to contain the Soviet Union.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Republicans accused the president of being soft on communism.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
Before Reagan, and Republicans cobbled together arguments for sending American troops and money to stem communism on the other side of the world in Vietnam.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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
His 1979 visit to the country was seen as a turning point for communism in the nation over concerns about religious freedom.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Cold War era, with its hostility to communism, favored both religious piety and commercial development.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
In an effort to secure global alliances against communism, America lowered tariffs to encourage partnerships to contain the Soviet Union.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Republicans accused the president of being soft on communism.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
Before Reagan, and Republicans cobbled together arguments for sending American troops and money to stem communism on the other side of the world in Vietnam.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
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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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With Marxism tainted by its aggressive materialism, and mere democratic socialism so mere, anarchism could be imagined as a series of defiant spiritual acts.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 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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No one wants to have their family vacation turned into some Kafkaesque nightmare at the hands of ICE agents emboldened by the country's general climate of incipient fascism.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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With the show telling a cautionary tale about the perils of ignorance in the face of fascism, Peck cannot help but draw a direct parallel to our current political situation.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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