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communist
noun
A
person
who
believes
in
or
actively
supports
the
political
and
economic
system
called
communism
,
in
which
property
and
resources
are
owned
and
controlled
by
the
community
as
a
whole
.
•
During
the
debate
,
the
young
communist
defended
the
idea
of
shared
ownership
of
factories
.
During
the
debate
,
the
young
communist
defended
the
idea
of
shared
ownership
of
factories
.
•
Her
grandfather
remained
a
proud
communist
even
after
moving
to
a
capitalist
country
.
Her
grandfather
remained
a
proud
communist
even
after
moving
to
a
capitalist
country
.
From
French
communiste
(
early
19th
century
),
from
communisme
“
communism
,”
ultimately
rooted
in
Latin
communis
“
common
,
shared
.”
adjective
Relating
to
communism
or
to
a
political
party
that
follows
communist
principles
.
•
She
studied
the
history
of
communist
governments
in
Eastern
Europe
.
She
studied
the
history
of
communist
governments
in
Eastern
Europe
.
•
The
museum
displays
posters
with
bold
Communist
imagery
from
the
1950s
.
The
museum
displays
posters
with
bold
Communist
imagery
from
the
1950s
.
Developed
from
the
noun
sense
in
the
late
19th
century
,
used
to
describe
anything
connected
to
communism
or
its
supporters
.
