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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Communist governments scared them enough, but communists with acid?
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
After the war, communists took over the country for 30 years, wanting the Jews to stay, seeing them as clever people.
—Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
Doyle McManus: Trump calls Harris a Marxist, a communist, even a fascist.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
After the war, communists took over the country for 30 years, wanting the Jews to stay, seeing them as clever people.
—Shoshana Brower, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
Doyle McManus: Trump calls Harris a Marxist, a communist, even a fascist.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communist. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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