communist (noun)

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• communist — communism ► NOUN 1) a political and social system whereby all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. 2) a system of this kind derived from Marxism, practised in China and… …   English terms dictionary

• Communist Party — noun a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party • Member Meronyms: ↑Communist * * * a political party… …   Useful english dictionary

• Communist Party of Australia — noun a socialist political party founded in 1920; affiliated with the Comintern in 1922; disbanded in 1991; reconstituted in 1996 when the Socialist Party of Australia (SPA), which had been formed in 1971 by breakaway members of the Communist… …  

• communist — noun Date: 1840 1. an adherent or advocate of communism 2. capitalized communard 3. a. capitalized a member of a Communist party or movement b. often capitalized an adhe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• communist — 1841, as both a noun and adj., from Fr. communiste (see COMMUNISM (Cf. communism)). First attested in writing by John Goodwin Barmby (1820 1881), British Owenite and utopian socialist who founded the London Communist Propaganda Society in 1841.… …   Etymology dictionary

• communist bloc — noun (singular) the group of countries, mostly in Eastern Europe, that had Communist governments and supported the former Soviet Union …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Communist China — noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑China, ↑People s Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay • …   Useful english dictionary

• communist economy — noun the managed economy of a communist state • Hypernyms: ↑managed economy …   Useful english dictionary

• Communist Party of Kampuchea — noun a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained… …   Useful english dictionary

• Communist Party of China — noun the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China Syn: Chicom …   Wiktionary

• communist bandit — noun A politically derogative term used by the Kuomintang of the Republic of China to refer to the Chinese communists …   Wiktionary