# communist

Pronunciation: US say "KOM-yuh-nist" /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/; UK say "KOM-yuu-nist" /ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/

## Noun

1. A supporter of communism who advocates a society based on the common ownership of property.
   - Simple: A person who believes in a society where everyone shares property and wealth.
   - _The young communist argued that private property only deepened inequality._
   - _Early-twentieth-century communists organized factory workers into cooperatives._
3. A revolutionary or subversive radical of any sort, regarded as a threat to the established order. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: A person seen as a dangerous rebel who wants to overthrow the system.
   - _To the old guard, any reformer who challenged tradition was a communist._
   - _The newspaper dismissed the activists as communists bent on tearing down society._

## Adjective

2. Relating to communism, or supporting and advocating its system of common ownership.
   - Simple: Connected with communism, or supporting the idea of shared ownership of property.
   - _The communist movement spread rapidly across the region during the 1920s._
   - _Their economic policies were openly communist in design._

## Origin

From French communiste, formed from commun ("common, communal") plus the suffix -iste ("-ist"); by surface analysis, commune + -ist.

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