variants
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
: opposed to Communism
anti-communist leaders
an anti-Communist ideology
anti-communist
noun
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
… they expressed their feelings with a directness that few anti-Communists could rival.
—
Julius Gould
Julius Gould
anti-communism
noun
or anti-Communism
or anticommunism
Sometimes he is aroused to arms against those whose anti-Communism is merely less salient or monolithic than his own …
—Dennis H. Wrong
Dennis H. Wrong
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Pinochet admired his anti-communist stance, and was skeptical about the extent of Nazi crimes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Due to these hearings, as well as an anti-communist publication called Red Channels, hundreds of screenwriters, directors, producers, actors and musicians were fired or blacklisted for having ties to liberal groups.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In the 1950s, a wave of anti-communist fear swept through American culture — and the media was not immune.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Due to these hearings, as well as an anti-communist publication called Red Channels, hundreds of screenwriters, directors, producers, actors and musicians were fired or blacklisted for having ties to liberal groups.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In the 1950s, a wave of anti-communist fear swept through American culture — and the media was not immune.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-communist
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“Anti-communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-communist. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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