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communist

[kom-yuh-nist] / ˈkɒm jə nɪst /


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The self-proclaimed revolutionary communist has since sent messages to supporters describing himself as a "prisoner of war".

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Cibelli said the vibrant software industry in Poland in part comes from lower costs, but also from the country’s long-term affection for Western culture, which began during its communist period that ended in 1989.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

After the communist government fell in 1991, his family was handed ownership of its chunk of peninsula farmland, which had since gone fallow.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

As the most powerful Cuban American inside the United States government, Secretary of State Marco Rubio views the future of the communist island as a deeply personal matter.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Closing the border between East and West Berlin was not the idea of the KGB, the Soviet army, or anyone in the Kremlin: It was the brainchild of Walter Ulbricht, East Germany's hard-line communist leader.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

In Germany, a democratic revolution toppled the monarchy in 1918, bringing into existence the fragile Weimar Republic, which communists in Moscow hoped would soon succumb to a communist revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Thousands of families are still hoping to reclaim ancestral land that was taken by the communists after World War II, with some claiming ownership over land allocated to the project.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

But in West Bengal and Tripura - once the great bastions of Left power - the communists have been reduced to a shadow of their former self.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Some are capitalists, some are communists, but we’re all Cubans, divided by chance, circumstance and the sea.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

Oliver and I had encountered a recurring difficulty in our travels: one African leader after another had ques-tioned us about our relations with white and Indian communists, sometimes suggesting that they controlled the ANC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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