communist

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/ UK /ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #4944

Meanings

1

noun
A person who believes in communism, a system where property is owned by the community as a whole.

As a young man, he became a communist and dreamed of a society without private wealth.
2

noun
A member of an official Communist Party.

During the Cold War, many feared that communists had infiltrated the government.
3

adj
Relating to or supporting communism.

The communist government took control of all the country's factories and farms.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who believes in... commie red

2 noun · a member of an official... party member

3 adj · relating to or supporting... communistic

More bolshevikchicomcommocommunazihoxhaistleninistmaoistmarxistmarxist-leninistpinkpinko

Word family

Forms communists

Derived forms anarcho-communistanticommunistchicomcommunisticcommunisticalcomsympcryptocommunisteurocommunistfemmunistinfocommunistislamocommunistobamunist

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Phrases (1)

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communist party
a political organization that supports communist ideas and policies

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# communist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 4944

## Meanings
1. A person who believes in communism, a system where property is owned by the community as a whole.
2. A member of an official Communist Party.
3. Relating to or supporting communism.

## Examples
- As a young man, he became a communist and dreamed of a society without private wealth.
- During the Cold War, many feared that communists had infiltrated the government.
- The communist government took control of all the country's factories and farms.

## Synonyms
- bolshevik
- chicom
- commie
- commo
- communazi
- hoxhaist
- leninist
- maoist
- marxist
- marxist-leninist
- pink
- pinko

## Derived Forms
- anarcho-communist
- anticommunist
- chicom
- communistic
- communistical
- comsymp
- cryptocommunist
- eurocommunist
- femmunist
- infocommunist
- islamocommunist
- obamunist

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

## AI Etymology
Communist is from French communiste, from commun (“common, communal”) + -iste (“-ist”). By surface analysis, commune + -ist. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a person who believes in communism, a system where property is owned by the community as a whole, a member of an official Communist Party, and relating to or supporting communism. The wider family includes derived forms such as anarcho-communist, anticommunist, chicom, communistic, and communistical.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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