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communist^¹

/ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/ UK
/ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/ US
/ˈkɑ.mju.nɪst/ US
/komˈmju.nɪst/ Philippines

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From French communiste, from commun (“common, communal”) + -iste (“-ist”). By surface analysis, commune + -ist.

adjective more communist · most communist · Communist

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

noun communists · Communist

An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
nonstandard Any revolutionary or subversive radical.

Similar: red, pink, pinko, commie, commo, communazi, pinkoid

Communist^²

noun Communists · Commie · Commo

A member of a formally constituted Communist Party. ...all through the between-war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared; basically, no doubt, because no one genuinely wanted any major change to happen... The Communists wanted to go on and on, suffering a comfortable martyrdom, meeting with endless defeat
A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.
Any member of an organization, especially a military force, controlled and led by a formally constituted Communist Party, even if most individual members of the organization are not party members. For example, what will happen if a landing is achieved and the Communists are advancing with some success?
Similar: Red, cadre, party member, apparatchik, Chicom
proscribed, sometimes Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.

adjective Commie · Commo

not comparable Of or relating to a formally constituted Communist Party.
not comparable, proscribed, sometimes Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
not comparable, proscribed, sometimes Alternative letter-case form of communistic, embodying the ideals of communism.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: commie, socialist, communism, soviet, cpc, ccp, comrade, cpn, red, comrades, komma, post-communist, collectivist, bolshevik, leninist, maoist

noun

Similar: red, pink, pinko, commie, commo, communazi, pinkoid

noun

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adj of or relating to communism

Español	comunista
한국어	공산주의(共産主義)의 gongsanjuui-ui, 코뮤니스트 komyuniseuteu
日本語	共産主義者の kyōsanshugisha no, 共産主義の kyōsanshugi no
中文	共產主義 /共产主义 gòngchǎnzhǔyì
हिन्दी	साम्यवादी sāmyavādī
Kiswahili	ukomunisti
Português	comunista
Français	communiste
Deutsch	kommunistisch
Italiano	comunista
Ελληνικά	κομμουνιστικός kommounistikós
Română	comunist, комунист comunist
Русский	коммунисти́ческий kommunistíčeskij
Tiếng Việt	cộng sản
العربية	شُيُوعِيّ šuyūʕiyy, شُيُوعِيَّة šuyūʕiyya

noun person who follows a communist philosophy

Español	comunista
한국어	공산주의자 gongsanjuuija, 빨갱이 ppalgaeng'i
日本語	共産主義者 kyōsanshugisha, 共産党員 kyōsantōin
中文	共產主義者 /共产主义者 gòngchǎnzhǔyìzhě
हिन्दी	साम्यवादी sāmyavādī, कम्युनिस्ट kamyunisṭ
Kiswahili	mkomunisti
Português	comunista, marxista
Français	communiste
Deutsch	Kommunist, Kommunistin
Italiano	comunista
Ελληνικά	κομμουνιστής kommounistís, κομμουνίστρια kommounístria
Română	comunist, comunistă
Русский	коммуни́ст kommuníst, коммуни́стка kommunístka
Tiếng Việt	người cộng sản
العربية	شُيُوعِيّ šuyūʕiyy, شُيُوعِيَّة šuyūʕiyya
עברית	קומוניסט \ קוֹמוּנִיסְט komuníst, קומוניסטית \ קוֹמוּנִיסְטִית komunistít

noun revolutionary or subversive radical

中文	共產主義的 /共产主义的 gòngchǎnzhǔyì de
Kiswahili	mpinduzi
Português	comuna, vermelho

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@misc{communist_2026,
  title = {communist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/communist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}