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Vinony

communist

adjective

  1. following communism
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noun

  1. person who tries to achieve communism
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Of or relating to a formally constituted Communist Party.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of communistic, embodying the ideals of communism.

noun

  1. 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 defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people.”

  2. A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.
  3. 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?”

  4. Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.