non-Communist

[ non-kom-yuh-nist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.

First recorded in 1915–20

It is the shortest entry onto Soviet territory from non-Communist territory.

Reinstated in 1989, Solidarity became a major political factor in the formation of the new, non-communist government.

Relations with thirteen of these countries, both Communist and non-Communist, were formalized by trade agreements.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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