as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government
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Recent Examples of commie
But after touring the Eastern Bloc, their standing cratered, pilloried on the left for being government pawns, pilloried on the right for being peaceniks playing rock and roll for commies on the government’s dime.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010
Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
Could all this tough-guy pushback be nothing more than a Vaccine Political Theater performance for a small and perpetually angry slice of Chicagoans who think any Democratic idea must be deemed a commie plot?
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2021
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010
Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
Could all this tough-guy pushback be nothing more than a Vaccine Political Theater performance for a small and perpetually angry slice of Chicagoans who think any Democratic idea must be deemed a commie plot?
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commie
Noun
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While the offensive was a strategic defeat for the communists, its main casualty was President Lyndon Johnson.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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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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Cuomo’s polling advantage has narrowed in recent weeks as Mamdani, 33, a democratic socialist, built momentum and nabbed a key endorsement from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Peasants rose up against the authorities, socialists and communists proliferated, and the government used horrific violence to control the populace.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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“Commie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commie. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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