variants
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
: opposed to Communism
anti-communist leaders
an anti-Communist ideology
anti-communist
noun
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
… they expressed their feelings with a directness that few anti-Communists could rival.
—
Julius Gould
Julius Gould
anti-communism
noun
or anti-Communism
or anticommunism
Sometimes he is aroused to arms against those whose anti-Communism is merely less salient or monolithic than his own …
—Dennis H. Wrong
Dennis H. Wrong
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North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The proceeds from the arms sales were then used to fund right-wing, anti-communist rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
North was part of the twin schemes to sell weapons to Iran and then use proceeds to fund anti-communist rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Just months after the Civil War ended, the Red side [Finnish Socialist Workers’ Republic] and the White [anti-communist] side came together and started solving these everyday matters.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The proceeds from the arms sales were then used to fund right-wing, anti-communist rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
North was part of the twin schemes to sell weapons to Iran and then use proceeds to fund anti-communist rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Just months after the Civil War ended, the Red side [Finnish Socialist Workers’ Republic] and the White [anti-communist] side came together and started solving these everyday matters.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-communist
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“Anti-communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-communist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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