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Communism

nounattested in dialogue

  • //kɒ.mjə.nɪ.zəm//
  • //kɒ.mjʊ.nɪ.zəm//

The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.

noun

  1. 1

    The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.

  2. 2

    The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.

  3. 3

    informalA state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.

    . ..he shouldn't...just...[say]..."I -- I am responsible for prosperity,"...that's Communism, Sir, you see.

    Although her elder daughter, Jane, complains, “that's Communism,” Mrs. Hilton rents her own bedroom to a retired colonel.

    ...[he] condemned Thurmond's proposal for its “totalitarianism”: “That's Communism....That's China. That's not America.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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