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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Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
The nationalists and communists fell into an uneasy truce with the creation of the second united front in 1937.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump, who regularly assails Democrats as socialists and communists, now boasts of compelling private corporations to give the government a stake.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
The nationalists and communists fell into an uneasy truce with the creation of the second united front in 1937.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump, who regularly assails Democrats as socialists and communists, now boasts of compelling private corporations to give the government a stake.
—Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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 20 Sep. 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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