communist
noun
com·mu·nist
ˈkäm-yə-nist 
-yü-
1
: an adherent or advocate of communism
2
capitalized
: communard
3
a
capitalized
: a member of a Communist party or movement
b
often capitalized
: an adherent or advocate of a Communist government, party, or movement
4
often capitalized
: one held to engage in left-wing, subversive, or revolutionary activities
communist
adjective
often capitalized
Examples of communist in a Sentence
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
Recent Examples on the Web
During a January meeting of the Northeast Johnson County Conservatives, Sheriff Calvin Hayden brought up climate change conspiracies, violent crime, affordable housing grants and communists.
—
Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
In advance of the 2020 election, Facebook ads that characterized Joe Biden as a communist were targeted at Asian American and Latino communities.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Rivera, a known communist, depicted both ruthless efficiency and the racialized inequality of the industrial process.
—Paul Draus, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
As a lapsed communist who still hates capitalism, in the early books Russell had to deal with something that seems worse than either — Hitler and his Nazis.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
As such, Oppenheimer was someone that FBI director Hoover and Senator Joe McCarthy categorically insisted could not exist: an American communist who was likewise a patriot.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2024
While most of them were destroyed under the communist rule, many of them were rebuilt in the 1990s once Mongolia regained its independence.
—Breanna Wilson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The destructive consequences of undermining the foundations of capitalism simply do not concern them, many of them being in any case avowed communists.
—Wanjiru Njoya, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
Where communists have been inconsistent, though, is on whether that number ought to be higher or lower.
—Chelsea Follett, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
In advance of the 2020 election, Facebook ads that characterized Joe Biden as a communist were targeted at Asian American and Latino communities.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Rivera, a known communist, depicted both ruthless efficiency and the racialized inequality of the industrial process.
—Paul Draus, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
As a lapsed communist who still hates capitalism, in the early books Russell had to deal with something that seems worse than either — Hitler and his Nazis.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
As such, Oppenheimer was someone that FBI director Hoover and Senator Joe McCarthy categorically insisted could not exist: an American communist who was likewise a patriot.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2024
While most of them were destroyed under the communist rule, many of them were rebuilt in the 1990s once Mongolia regained its independence.
—Breanna Wilson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The destructive consequences of undermining the foundations of capitalism simply do not concern them, many of them being in any case avowed communists.
—Wanjiru Njoya, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
Where communists have been inconsistent, though, is on whether that number ought to be higher or lower.
—Chelsea Follett, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communist. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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communist
noun
com·mu·nist
ˈkäm-yə-nəst
1
: a person who believes in communism
2
capitalized
: a member or follower of a Communist party or movement
communist
adjective
often capitalized
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