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communist definition

com·mu·nist (-nist)

noun

  1. an advocate or supporter of communism
    1. a member of a Communist Party
    2. loosely a Communard
  3. loosely anyone advocating ideas thought of as being leftist or subversive

Etymology: Fr communiste

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or like communism or communists
  2. advocating or supporting communism
  3. of or having to do with a Communist Party

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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