Communist
noun
A person who supports communist ideas or a member of a communist party.
Her grandparents were communists.
Often appears as...
- card-carrying communist
- hardline communist
adjective
Related to the political system where all property is publicly owned and workers are paid according to their abilities and needs.
He followed a strict communist policy in his country.
Often appears as...
- communist country
- communist party
noun
Communist also refers to a follower or supporter of the political philosophy of communism.
He was a strong communist, advocating for the rights of workers.
Often appears as...
- devout communist
- lifelong communist
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A person who supports communist ideas or a member of a communist party.
Her grandparents were communists.
Often appears as...
- card-carrying communist
- hardline communist
adjective
Related to the political system where all property is publicly owned and workers are paid according to their abilities and needs.
He followed a strict communist policy in his country.
Often appears as...
- communist country
- communist party
noun
Communist also refers to a follower or supporter of the political philosophy of communism.
He was a strong communist, advocating for the rights of workers.
Often appears as...
- devout communist
- lifelong communist
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Political Identity
Communist as a political identity can have different meanings in historical and regional contexts.
She identified as a communist due to her family's history.
Pro Tip 2/3Perceived Negatively
In some countries, 'communist' may be perceived negatively due to historical conflicts.
He was wary of admitting he was a communist during the debate.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Affiliation
Being called a communist often suggests affiliation with a specific political group or party.
They were communists together in the university's political society.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Identity
Communist as a political identity can have different meanings in historical and regional contexts.
She identified as a communist due to her family's history.
Pro Tip 2/3Perceived Negatively
In some countries, 'communist' may be perceived negatively due to historical conflicts.
He was wary of admitting he was a communist during the debate.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Affiliation
Being called a communist often suggests affiliation with a specific political group or party.
They were communists together in the university's political society.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Identity
Communist as a political identity can have different meanings in historical and regional contexts.
She identified as a communist due to her family's history.
Pro Tip 2/3Perceived Negatively
In some countries, 'communist' may be perceived negatively due to historical conflicts.
He was wary of admitting he was a communist during the debate.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Affiliation
Being called a communist often suggests affiliation with a specific political group or party.
They were communists together in the university's political society.
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Maajid Nawaz: A global...
And the fourth reason, I believe, is what I've labeled here on the slide as the ideology of resistance. What I mean by that is, if the world superpower today was a communist, it would be much easier for democracy activists to use democracy activism as a form of resistance against colonialism,
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He is a poet, a playwright, a man whose whole life had been balanced on the single hope of his country's unity and freedom. Imagine him as the communists enter Saigon -- confronting the fact that his life had been a complete waste. Words, for so long his friends, now mocked him.
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and so by surrounding these people with the support from a coalition we paved the way for China to invest 7 billion dollars the first tranche of money into building a smart grid so China is not just a communist party it's actually a multinational corporation the
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some of this uncultivated land back to the people while compensating the landowners. But he was overthrown in a CIA-sponsored coup. The military was protecting against the seizure of private property and communist takeover. They were protecting corporate profits
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then, over the next decade, a nationwide effort that ultimately helped topple Poland's communist government. Getting early wins sets in motion a positive feedback loop, a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers,
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and the second story was the communist story communism said no no no history is not a struggle among nations history is a struggle among classes everything that happened for thousands of years is a struggle among classes
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them off there's a very courageous man there on the ground what a brave act your gorilla so to speak that were under communist control were alarm and started to lead me off toward their camp when
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to the global spread of authoritarian communist regimes. It’s as if we were to say you were clothed, now you’re in your underwear, so soon everyone in the world will be completely naked.
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by the state's defeats in World War I. The nation's power vacuum then led to revolts that replaced Russia's imperial state and created the world's first communist regime.
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Will these Butterflies...
he found there helped to reveal how butterflies can benefit from climate change in summer The Painted Lady is one of Britain's communist butterflies but
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Maajid Nawaz: A global...
And the fourth reason, I believe, is what I've labeled here on the slide as the ideology of resistance. What I mean by that is, if the world superpower today was a communist, it would be much easier for democracy activists to use democracy activism as a form of resistance against colonialism,
Video examples
Tan Le: My immigration...
He is a poet, a playwright, a man whose whole life had been balanced on the single hope of his country's unity and freedom. Imagine him as the communists enter Saigon -- confronting the fact that his life had been a complete waste. Words, for so long his friends, now mocked him.
Video examples
Tackling pollution one...
and so by surrounding these people with the support from a coalition we paved the way for China to invest 7 billion dollars the first tranche of money into building a smart grid so China is not just a communist party it's actually a multinational corporation the
Video examples
History vs. Che Guevara...
some of this uncultivated land back to the people while compensating the landowners. But he was overthrown in a CIA-sponsored coup. The military was protecting against the seizure of private property and communist takeover. They were protecting corporate profits
Video examples
How to turn protest into...
then, over the next decade, a nationwide effort that ultimately helped topple Poland's communist government. Getting early wins sets in motion a positive feedback loop, a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers,
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
and the second story was the communist story communism said no no no history is not a struggle among nations history is a struggle among classes everything that happened for thousands of years is a struggle among classes
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Vietnam POW Escape PIPE No...
them off there's a very courageous man there on the ground what a brave act your gorilla so to speak that were under communist control were alarm and started to lead me off toward their camp when
Video examples
Can you outsmart the...
to the global spread of authoritarian communist regimes. It’s as if we were to say you were clothed, now you’re in your underwear, so soon everyone in the world will be completely naked.
Video examples
Revolutions 101 PIPE...
by the state's defeats in World War I. The nation's power vacuum then led to revolts that replaced Russia's imperial state and created the world's first communist regime.
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Will these Butterflies...
he found there helped to reveal how butterflies can benefit from climate change in summer The Painted Lady is one of Britain's communist butterflies but
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Rafael Cruz
Brazilian Athlete
If you look at the beginning of this country, when the pilgrims came to this country, the first year they had a communistic experiment. They said, 'OK, we're going to take the land, we're going to work the land together and share in the fruits of our labor.' They almost starved to death. Almost half of them died that first year.
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Pete Seeger
American Musician
I'm still a communist in the sense that I don't believe the world will survive with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer - I think that the pressures will get so tremendous that the social contract will just come apart.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
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Arsene Wenger
French Coach
The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.
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Alexis Tsipras
Greek Politician
There was a huge lack of freedom in communist regimes, but at least they had humanity at the center of their thinking.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.
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Robert Herjavec
Canadian Businessman
I came from a communist country where there are no luxury cars.
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Eric Schlosser
American Journalist
I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.
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John Lydon
English Musician
I've never said I'm a communist.
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Rafael Cruz
Brazilian Athlete
If you look at the beginning of this country, when the pilgrims came to this country, the first year they had a communistic experiment. They said, 'OK, we're going to take the land, we're going to work the land together and share in the fruits of our labor.' They almost starved to death. Almost half of them died that first year.
Quote examples
Pete Seeger
American Musician
I'm still a communist in the sense that I don't believe the world will survive with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer - I think that the pressures will get so tremendous that the social contract will just come apart.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Quote examples
Arsene Wenger
French Coach
The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.
Quote examples
Albert Einstein
German Physicist
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.
Quote examples
Alexis Tsipras
Greek Politician
There was a huge lack of freedom in communist regimes, but at least they had humanity at the center of their thinking.
Quote examples
Fidel Castro
Statesman
I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.
Quote examples
Robert Herjavec
Canadian Businessman
I came from a communist country where there are no luxury cars.
Quote examples
Eric Schlosser
American Journalist
I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.
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John Lydon
English Musician
I've never said I'm a communist.
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