as in socialist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
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Recent Examples of communist
To be clear, there is a difference between democratic socialists and communists.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 June 2026
The adaptation of Georgy Demidov’s eponymous novel, set in the Soviet Union in 1937 during Stalin’s Great Purge, tells the story of a young local prosecutor and dedicated communist who starts to question his undying faith in the regime.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?
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David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.
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Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 June 2026
The adaptation of Georgy Demidov’s eponymous novel, set in the Soviet Union in 1937 during Stalin’s Great Purge, tells the story of a young local prosecutor and dedicated communist who starts to question his undying faith in the regime.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?
—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.
—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
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The fight in Colorado's primaries is the latest example of a trend cropping up elsewhere, with progressives and democratic socialists seeking to shake up or fundamentally change the Democratic Party, in a dynamic that could define the cycle.
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After victories in New York City, democratic socialists are taking their fight against the Democratic establishment to Colorado.
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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