anti-communist
adjective
(alsoanti-Communist,anticommunist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈkɒm.jə.nɪst/us/ˌæn.taɪˈkɑː.mjə.nɪst/opposedto ordirectedagainstpoliticalsystemsbasedoncommunism(= thebeliefin asocietywithout differentsocialclassesin which themethodsofproductionareownedandcontrolledby allitsmembersand everyoneworksas much as they can andreceiveswhat they need):
He wasstaunchlyanti-communist.
the anti-Communistwitchhuntsof the McCarthyera
- They were anti-communist above allelse.
- She was outspokenly anti-Communist.
- His writings weredeeplyanti-communist.
- Right-wingpoliticianswillcontinuetoexploitanti-Communistfeeling.
- anticommunistrhetoric
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-fascism
- anti-liberal
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- leftward
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- plank
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
- Toryism
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anti-communist
noun[C]
(alsoanti-Communist,anticommunist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈkɒm.jə.nɪst/us/ˌæn.taɪˈkɑː.mjə.nɪst/apersonopposingpoliticalsystemsbasedoncommunism(= thebeliefin asocietywithout differentsocialclassesin which themethodsofproductionareownedandcontrolledby allitsmembersand everyoneworksas much as they can andreceiveswhat they need):
He was astaunchanti-Communist.
She was adevoutCatholicand aferventanticommunist.
- Both arelifelonganti-communists.
- He wasdetestedbyliberalsas aruthlessanti-Communist.
- Hebecamedisillusionedwith theSovietUnion, and avirulentanticommunist.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-fascism
- anti-liberal
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- leftward
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- plank
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
- Toryism
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Political movements & groups