Communist

noun
High School
1

A member of a formally constituted Communist Party.

2

A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.

3

Any member of an organization, especially a military force, controlled and led by a formally constituted Communist Party, even if most individual members of the organization are not party members.

4

Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.

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