variants
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
: opposed to Communism
anti-communist leaders
an anti-Communist ideology
anti-communist
noun
or anti-Communist
or anticommunist
… they expressed their feelings with a directness that few anti-Communists could rival.
—
Julius Gould
Julius Gould
anti-communism
noun
or anti-Communism
or anticommunism
Sometimes he is aroused to arms against those whose anti-Communism is merely less salient or monolithic than his own …
—Dennis H. Wrong
Dennis H. Wrong
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Beginning in 1964, union membership rates in Wisconsin would remain above the national average for 47 years, a complete reversal of its leading role in the previous decade’s anti-communist hysteria.
—Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
The stage play is based on the 2005 film written by Clooney and Heslov and follows Murrow’s clash with U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy as Murrow pushes to continue reporting on McCarthy’s anti-communist efforts.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
In the 1960s and 1970s, flyers with this anti-communist slogan were plastered on electric poles and walls throughout South Korea and were meant to encourage North Korean spies to stop conducting espionage, turn themselves in and start a peaceful life in South Korea.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. government recruited the Hmong to fight in the Secret War in Laos, where the U.S. had been covertly providing aid and military assistance to anti-communist forces.
—Giang Nguyen-Dien, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
The stage play is based on the 2005 film written by Clooney and Heslov and follows Murrow’s clash with U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy as Murrow pushes to continue reporting on McCarthy’s anti-communist efforts.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
In the 1960s and 1970s, flyers with this anti-communist slogan were plastered on electric poles and walls throughout South Korea and were meant to encourage North Korean spies to stop conducting espionage, turn themselves in and start a peaceful life in South Korea.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. government recruited the Hmong to fight in the Secret War in Laos, where the U.S. had been covertly providing aid and military assistance to anti-communist forces.
—Giang Nguyen-Dien, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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