hammer and sickle

noun

: an emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle used especially as a symbol of Soviet Communism

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The accompanying image had the Veep at a lectern with a hammer and sickle emblem on it in lieu of the seal of her office. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024 The claim: Communist Party USA endorsed Biden for president An April 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has won the support of another political party – one with a hammer and sickle logo. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 Wrapped around it are curved forms, wiry and metallic, their composition looking strangely like a shattered hammer and sickle — an emblem of proletarian solidarity between agricultural and industrial workers in the Russian state, now torn asunder. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023 Trucks and vans marked with a hammer and sickle poured out of the gates. Elettra Pauletto, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hammer and sickle 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hammer and sickle was in 1921

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“Hammer and sickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20and%20sickle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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