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
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Qin’s father was a watchmaker servicing the Omegas and Rolexes of China’s communist elites during the 1960s and 70s, and Qin went on to teach himself watchmaking, even building special tools and machines to refine the finishing.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
The modern nation dates back to 1949, when the Chinese nationalist party known as the Kuomintang (KMT), led by Chiang Kai-shek, fled the mainland after being defeated by Mao Zedong’s communists.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
In an hour-long interview with the party’s leader Alice Weidel earlier this month, Musk agreed with the wild conspiracy theory that Hitler was a communist.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Carnival feared it could be sued for damages of up to $600 million for parking its cruise ships at Havana docks that had been seized decades earlier by Cuban communists.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
The modern nation dates back to 1949, when the Chinese nationalist party known as the Kuomintang (KMT), led by Chiang Kai-shek, fled the mainland after being defeated by Mao Zedong’s communists.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
In an hour-long interview with the party’s leader Alice Weidel earlier this month, Musk agreed with the wild conspiracy theory that Hitler was a communist.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Carnival feared it could be sued for damages of up to $600 million for parking its cruise ships at Havana docks that had been seized decades earlier by Cuban communists.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communist. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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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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