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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
com·mu·nist       [kom-yuh-nist] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.(initial capital letter) a member of the Communist party or movement.
2.an advocate of communism.
3.a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes.
4.(usually initial capital letter) a Communard.
–adjective
5.(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Communist party or to Communism.
6.pertaining to communists or communism.
[Origin: 1835–45; < F communiste. See common, -ist]

—Related forms
com·mu·nis·tic, com·mu·nis·ti·cal, adjective
com·mu·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Com·mu·nist       (kŏm'yə-nĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A member of a Marxist-Leninist party.
    2. A supporter of such a party or movement.
  2. A Communard.
  3. often communist A radical viewed as a subversive or revolutionary.

adj.  
  1. often communist Relating to, characteristic of, or held to resemble communism or Communists.
  2. communist Supporting, advocating, or serving to further communism: communist propaganda.

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communist

adjective
1. relating to or marked by communism; "Communist Party"; "communist governments"; "communistic propaganda" 

noun
1. a member of the communist party 
2. a socialist who advocates communism 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
communist

A supporter of communism.


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Communist

Com"mu*nist\, n. [F. communiste.]

1. An advocate for the theory or practice of communism.

2. A supporter of the commune of Paris.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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