as in Marxism
a system of government in which all goods and property are publically controlled
The year 1989 marked the fall of communism in Poland.
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Recent Examples of Communism
Out of fear of encouraging communism, the United States maintained strict neutrality.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
His fervor against communism, which was gaining a foothold in nearby Cuba, made the ruthless dictator and his son U.S. allies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Will Christian viewers touched by the story of these fellow Christians seeking refuge in this country be willing to extend similar empathy to refugees or migrants who are not of their same faith, who are not highly educated or who are not running from communism?
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Frelimo, which has its roots in communism, has governed Mozambique since the country’s independence from Portugal in 1975.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Today's ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Who Is George Soros?
Soros, 94, is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who fled communism in Hungary and immigrated to the United States, has been a frequent target of Republican criticism for his financial support of progressive causes and Democratic candidates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
But, while both the Catholic Worker and many of the most prominent anti-racist organizations of the 1930s had links to communism, Catholic interracialists positioned themselves as an alternative to secular leftism.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
This shock heightened Cold War fears of communist expansion and solidified the domino theory: the idea that if one state falls to communism, its neighbors will, too.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In these immensely enjoyable and unpredictable montages, Coover tries to capture the entirety of the 1950s, depicting the decade as a battle between Uncle Sam (the United States) and the Phantom (Soviet communism), one that is waged on a landscape of mass media and pop culture.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025
His fervor against communism, which was gaining a foothold in nearby Cuba, made the ruthless dictator and his son U.S. allies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Will Christian viewers touched by the story of these fellow Christians seeking refuge in this country be willing to extend similar empathy to refugees or migrants who are not of their same faith, who are not highly educated or who are not running from communism?
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Frelimo, which has its roots in communism, has governed Mozambique since the country’s independence from Portugal in 1975.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Today's ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Who Is George Soros?
Soros, 94, is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who fled communism in Hungary and immigrated to the United States, has been a frequent target of Republican criticism for his financial support of progressive causes and Democratic candidates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
But, while both the Catholic Worker and many of the most prominent anti-racist organizations of the 1930s had links to communism, Catholic interracialists positioned themselves as an alternative to secular leftism.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
This shock heightened Cold War fears of communist expansion and solidified the domino theory: the idea that if one state falls to communism, its neighbors will, too.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In these immensely enjoyable and unpredictable montages, Coover tries to capture the entirety of the 1950s, depicting the decade as a battle between Uncle Sam (the United States) and the Phantom (Soviet communism), one that is waged on a landscape of mass media and pop culture.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
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Her friends vaguely discuss gentrification and Marxism.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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In a similar way, even most of those who worked for the Soviet regime had stopped believing in Marxism by the 1980s.—
Margaret MacMillan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Again, Breaking With Trump Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in FTX Case, Should Receive Lenient Sentence, Prosecutors Signal Trumpism, Stalinism and the Tariff Debate An 8-Year-Old Ohio Girl Takes a Solo Drive to Target in Family’s SUV Trump and Other Presidents Embrace Golf.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Sep. 2024
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In English class, some students might read Animal Farm as an allegory for Stalinism, while others see it as a story about talking animals.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The movement, which has gained traction on social media, brands itself as a fight against fascism.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Did defeating the Nazis spur the Allies to a golden age of justice or rid the world of fascism?—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In summary, Chinese culture strongly influences workers in manufacturing, fostering values of respect for authority, dedication, and collectivism while also contributing to long working hours and a focus on family and societal obligations.—
Dave Evans,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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Twenty years after superfluids were discovered, the American physicist Eugene Gross suggested (opens a new tab) that the same quantum collectivism could emerge in solids.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Communism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Communism. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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