as in socialist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
communists were plotting an overthrow of the government
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Recent Examples of communist
Unhumans uses the term communists interchangeably with progressives and Cultural Marxists (the modern right’s term for anyone who believes in left-of-center ideas about race, gender, and sexuality).
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The politically insurgent son of one of America’s wealthiest families, a staunch communist and sworn enemy of the plutocratic environment he was born and raised in, creates a revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts so as to fight against capitalism from within.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
The postponement comes as the island nation's communist-run government endures its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The development comes as the US attempts to cut its long-time communist foe Havana off from receiving oil deliveries from its regional neighbors, a move that has exacerbated a long-standing fuel crisis on the Caribbean island.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The politically insurgent son of one of America’s wealthiest families, a staunch communist and sworn enemy of the plutocratic environment he was born and raised in, creates a revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts so as to fight against capitalism from within.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
The postponement comes as the island nation's communist-run government endures its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The development comes as the US attempts to cut its long-time communist foe Havana off from receiving oil deliveries from its regional neighbors, a move that has exacerbated a long-standing fuel crisis on the Caribbean island.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communist
socialist
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The prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, a socialist, has no love lost for the MAGA movement.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, and Sliwa participated in the skit at New York City’s Inner Circle Dinner this weekend.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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