of, characteristic of, or relating to communism
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com•mu•nist /ˈkɑmyənɪst/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Government a member of a Communist Party:[Communist]The Communists couldn't get a majority.
- Governmenta supporter or advocate of communism.
- Governmenta person regarded as supporting leftist causes.
adj.
- Government[Communist] of or relating to a Communist Party or to Communism.
- Governmentrelating to communists or communism.
com•mu•nist
(kom′yə nist),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
com′mu•nis′tic, com′mu•nis′ti•cal, adj.
com′mu•nis′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- Government(cap.) a member of the Communist party or movement.
- Governmentan advocate of communism.
- Governmenta person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
- Government(usually cap.) a Communard.
adj.
- Government(cap.) of or pertaining to the Communist party or to Communism.
- Governmentpertaining to communists or communism.
- French communiste. See common, -ist
- 1835–45
com′mu•nis′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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