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Com·mu·nist
(kŏm′yə-nĭst)n.
1.
a. A member of a movement or political party that advocates Communism.
b. A supporter of such a party or movement.
2. A Communard.
3. often communist A radical viewed as a subversive or revolutionary.
adj.
1. often communist Relating to, characteristic of, or held to resemble communism or Communists.
2. communist Supporting, advocating, or serving to further communism: communist propaganda.
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communist
(ˈkɒmjʊnɪst)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter of any form of communism
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) a supporter of Communism or a Communist movement or state
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) a member of a Communist party
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) US any person holding left-wing views, esp when considered subversive
5. (Sociology) a person who practises communal living; communalist
6. (Historical Terms) another name for Communard
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characterized by, favouring, or relating to communism; communistic
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com•mu•nist
(ˈkɒm yə nɪst)n.
1. (cap.) a member of a Communist Party.
2. an advocate of communism.
3. a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
4. (usu. cap.) a Communard.
adj. 5. (cap.) of or pertaining to a Communist Party or to Communism.
6. pertaining to communists or communism.
com`mu•nis′tic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | Communist - a member of the communist party Communist Party - a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state |
2. | communist - a socialist who advocates communism apparatchik - a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party Bolshevist, Bolshevik - a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party Comrade - a fellow member of the Communist Party revisionist - a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position socialist - a political advocate of socialism | |
Adj. | 1. | communist - relating to or marked by communism; "Communist Party"; "communist governments"; "communistic propaganda" |
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communist
noun (often cap.) socialist, Red (informal), Marxist, Bolshevik, collectivist Its leader is a former Communist who joined the dissident movement in 1989.
Quotations
"What is a communist? One who hath yearnings"
"For equal division of unequal earnings" [Ebenezer Elliot Epigram]
"What is a communist? One who hath yearnings"
"For equal division of unequal earnings" [Ebenezer Elliot Epigram]
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Translations
الشُّيوعيشُيُوعِيّ
komunistakomunistický
kommunistkommunist-kommunistisk
kommunistinenkommunisti
komunistkomunistički
kommunista
kommúnisti
共産主義の共産主義者
공산주의의공산주의자
communistcommunistecommunistisch
komunista
kommunistkommunistisk
เกี่ยวกับคอมมิวนิสต์คอมมิวนิสต์
người cộng sảntheo chủ nghĩa cộng sản
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communism
(ˈkomjunizəm) noun (often with capital) a system of government under which there is no private industry and (in some forms) no private property, most things being state-owned.
ˈcommunist noun (often with capital) a person who believes in communism. He is a Communist; (also adjective) a Communist leader.
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communist
→ شُيُوعِيّ komunista, komunistický kommunist, kommunistisk Kommunist, kommunistisch κομουνιστής, κομουνιστικός comunista kommunisti, kommunistinen communiste komunist, komunistički comunista 共産主義の, 共産主義者 공산주의의, 공산주의자 communist, communistisch kommunist, kommunistisk komunista, komunistyczny comunista коммунист, коммунистический kommunist, kommunistisk เกี่ยวกับคอมมิวนิสต์, คอมมิวนิสต์ komünist người cộng sản, theo chủ nghĩa cộng sản 共产主义的, 共产主义者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009