as in Marxism
a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled
The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland.
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Recent Examples of Communism
Our parents defeated fascism and communism at the cost of great sacrifice.
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Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
In another conversation, Lincoln spoke further with me about this matter of Castro, fascism, and communism.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, like other American presidents in the early years of the Cold War, fretted over the spread of communism.
—Christian Ruth, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
In the East side of Berlin, the scars of communism are still deep.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Democracy-loving people of the United States cheered the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The dissolution of communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union have sometimes been interpreted as a masterstroke of U.S. planning.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
These restrictions, in place for four decades, didn’t end the associations of immigrants and disease, but these connections were overshadowed for a time by the fear of political contagion: communism became the new communicable disease.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
Against this backdrop, Bhutan moved closer to New Delhi under Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who sought a bulwark against creeping communism by offering his tiny neighbor security guarantees.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
In another conversation, Lincoln spoke further with me about this matter of Castro, fascism, and communism.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Kennedy, like other American presidents in the early years of the Cold War, fretted over the spread of communism.
—Christian Ruth, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
In the East side of Berlin, the scars of communism are still deep.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Democracy-loving people of the United States cheered the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The dissolution of communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union have sometimes been interpreted as a masterstroke of U.S. planning.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
These restrictions, in place for four decades, didn’t end the associations of immigrants and disease, but these connections were overshadowed for a time by the fear of political contagion: communism became the new communicable disease.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
Against this backdrop, Bhutan moved closer to New Delhi under Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who sought a bulwark against creeping communism by offering his tiny neighbor security guarantees.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
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And Marxism, communism and socialism were all, to those on the right, part of that same soup.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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With Marxism tainted by its aggressive materialism, and mere democratic socialism so mere, anarchism could be imagined as a series of defiant spiritual acts.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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This critique involved not just intellectuals on the left, but also famous American realists who played a key part in rallying U.S. liberal opinion to resist Nazism and Stalinism.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Again, Breaking With Trump Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in FTX Case, Should Receive Lenient Sentence, Prosecutors Signal Trumpism, Stalinism and the Tariff Debate An 8-Year-Old Ohio Girl Takes a Solo Drive to Target in Family’s SUV Trump and Other Presidents Embrace Golf.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Sep. 2024
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Considering how many feel the show speaks to the rise in fascism currently taking place throughout the world, many believe the show has become adept at channeling real-world conflicts into a sci-fi allegory, but Gilroy doesn’t view his work as capturing the moment.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2025
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Our parents defeated fascism and communism at the cost of great sacrifice.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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In emphasizing the importance of the group, Volkov is in line with Soviet propaganda and thought, where stories of friendship were used to promote unity and collectivism.—
Christin Bohnke,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2025
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In summary, Chinese culture strongly influences workers in manufacturing, fostering values of respect for authority, dedication, and collectivism while also contributing to long working hours and a focus on family and societal obligations.—
Dave Evans,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Communism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Communism. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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