communist
noun
com·mu·nist
ˈkäm-yə-nist 
-yü-
1
: an adherent or advocate of communism
2
Communist
: communard
3
a
Communist
: a member of a Communist party or movement
b
often Communist
: an adherent or advocate of a Communist government, party, or movement
4
often Communist
: one held to engage in left-wing, subversive, or revolutionary activities
communist
adjective
often Communist
Examples of communist in a Sentence
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
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Having dismantled the guardrails that Harrington built to exclude communists, the group established new guardrails to exclude anybody opposed to Israel’s destruction.
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Players faced taunts and slurs, and were even accused of being communists.
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30 June 2026
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28 June 2026
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
Players faced taunts and slurs, and were even accused of being communists.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
These are not social democrats, these are hardcore godless communists.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
He’s gone as far as to call them communists.
—
NBC news,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for communist
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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