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
Thus the war against diversity-equity-and-inclusion initiatives, campus protesters, and the Green New Deal is, in fact, the good old war against Communism.
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Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
After the fall of Communism, Russia ushered in capitalism by selling off billions of dollars in state assets.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Most of them deal—some more obliquely than others—with South Korea’s bloody past as a pawn in great-power politics and the war against Communism.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Communism, on the other hand, advocates for a classless society where all property is communally owned.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The collapse of Communism was marked by a vision for a democratic, capitalist future; that future is now riddled with uncertainty.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
For Russians, the most important aspect of 1989 was not the end of Communism, but the end of the Soviet empire, with the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
The moment took me back to 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the beginning of the end of Soviet Communism and the lifting of the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since the end of World War II.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
After the fall of Communism, Russia ushered in capitalism by selling off billions of dollars in state assets.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Most of them deal—some more obliquely than others—with South Korea’s bloody past as a pawn in great-power politics and the war against Communism.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Communism, on the other hand, advocates for a classless society where all property is communally owned.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The collapse of Communism was marked by a vision for a democratic, capitalist future; that future is now riddled with uncertainty.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
For Russians, the most important aspect of 1989 was not the end of Communism, but the end of the Soviet empire, with the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
The moment took me back to 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the beginning of the end of Soviet Communism and the lifting of the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since the end of World War II.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Communism
Noun
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With Marxism tainted by its aggressive materialism, and mere democratic socialism so mere, anarchism could be imagined as a series of defiant spiritual acts.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Assad was an ally of the Soviet Union, and the PKK adhered to Marxism-Leninism until the end of the Cold War.—
Halil Karaveli,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This critique involved not just intellectuals on the left, but also famous American realists who played a key part in rallying U.S. liberal opinion to resist Nazism and Stalinism.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Leading scholars, including historians of fascism, keep making alarming comparisons between WW2 and the present.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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Stanley is an expert on fascism and the author of several books on the topic, including Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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In emphasizing the importance of the group, Volkov is in line with Soviet propaganda and thought, where stories of friendship were used to promote unity and collectivism.—
Christin Bohnke,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2025
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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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“Communism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Communism. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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