as in communists
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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Instead, the major political factions of the time — from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians — put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The self-governing island split from the mainland in 1949 after Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists retreated there upon losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists.—
Ted Anthony,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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Trump unleashes the 'Donroe Doctrine' and puts socialists on notice worldwide.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The hires, which were first reported by the New York Times and expected to be officially announced Tuesday, highlight the ideological alignment of Mamdani and Sanders, both of whom are democratic socialists and see each other as political peers.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Commies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commies. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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