communists

plural of communist
as in socialists
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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  • We’re cursed with loudmouth, throwback hippie socialists in high places, but Arlington’s a pretty, quiet town bracketed by mountains and made famous by Norman Rockwell, who lived and did his best work here from the 1930s into the ’50s.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Israel’s first government was led by nationalists and socialists.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Communists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communists. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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