as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government
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Recent Examples of commie
There is the monolithic enemy — commies from North Vietnam, sneak attackers from Imperial Japan, tech spies from China.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Name Billy Bragg Best known for Being a bit of a commie.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Name Billy Bragg Best known for Being a bit of a commie.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2022
The only thing more shocking is that the Texas Board of Education didn't try to insert a phrase somewhere saying that global warming was a massive hoax, perpetrated by a cabal of commie climate scientists.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commie
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The development comes as the US attempts to cut its long-time communist foe Havana off from receiving oil deliveries from its regional neighbors, a move that has exacerbated a long-standing fuel crisis on the Caribbean island.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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And the Trotskyites were the smart communists, basically.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Another democratic socialist, Rae Huang, is calling for more public housing and a reduction in the number of police officers, with the cost savings poured into other city services.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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At least Mamdani was honest and campaigned as a socialist.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Commie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commie. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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