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
It was roiled by rampant political violence, frequent political assassinations, and street fights between communists and fascists, both of whom rejected the new regime.
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Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
Leon Trotsky was fatally attacked in his home by a Spanish communist wielding an ice pick.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
My parents and sisters immigrated from Poland in the 1980s, leaving behind a country ruled by communists for a new life just outside of Chicago, Illinois.
—Rich Tabaka, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Madigan touched on Kazan's House Un-American Activities Committee testimony in 1952 amid the blacklisting of Hollywood figures suspected of being communists during the Red Scare.
—EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
Leon Trotsky was fatally attacked in his home by a Spanish communist wielding an ice pick.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
My parents and sisters immigrated from Poland in the 1980s, leaving behind a country ruled by communists for a new life just outside of Chicago, Illinois.
—Rich Tabaka, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Madigan touched on Kazan's House Un-American Activities Committee testimony in 1952 amid the blacklisting of Hollywood figures suspected of being communists during the Red Scare.
—EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
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Even socialists are campaigning against the high cost of living.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bloomberg, who previously spent millions to oppose Mamdani’s primary bid, did not endorse the socialist but spent the session discussing transportation, policing, and the mechanics of City Hall staffing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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