What is another word for communists?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒmjuːnˌɪsts] (IPA)

Communists are individuals that advocate for a political system that promotes communal ownership and control of the means of production. Synonyms for communists include socialists, Marxists, Leninists, Bolsheviks, and leftists. Socialists believe in an economic system where resources are democratically controlled for the benefit of society, while Marxists seek to dismantle capitalist structures and establish a classless society. Leninists follow the principles of Vladimir Lenin, who believed in a vanguard party leading the revolution towards communism. Bolsheviks are a faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, who claimed power during the 1917 Russian Revolution. Leftists encompass a variety of political ideologies that reject capitalism, including communism. These terms are often used interchangeably, but each describes a specific branch within the broader communist movement.

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Usage examples for Communists

The communists also have a formula, which reads: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his necessity."
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
In the Russian revolution the communists went so far as to seize all the property of the rich, and so the word Communism has come to bear something of its early Christian significance.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
Some have grown sensitive as to having the title of Nihilists applied to them, and prefer that of communists or Socialists, which are in fact synonymous names that are already rendered odious in Europe and America.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou

Famous quotes with Communists

  • Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property.
    Johann Most
  • The aims of anarchists and true communists are identical.
    Johann Most
  • The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one was denying and this was one of the great debates we used to have, whose fault was it that there were communists were able to do so well down there, well, that wasn't the point.
    John Negroponte
  • My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
    Rafael Palmeiro
  • What's surprising is that the people who fought against torture here are the communists.
    Jean-Marie Le Pen

Related words: Marxist communists, Communist Party of China, communist party of china, communist party of the ussr

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