communist

adj

1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
2. (not-comparable)Of or relating to a formally constituted Communist Party.
3. (alt-of, not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes)Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
4. (alt-of, not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes)Alternative letter-case form of communistic, embodying the ideals of communism.

noun

1. An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
2. (nonstandard)Any revolutionary or subversive radical.
3. A member of a formally constituted Communist Party.

   “...all through the between-war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared; basically, no doubt, because no one genuinely wanted any major change to happen... The Communists wanted to go on and on, suffering a comfortable martyrdom, meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people.”

4. A proponent of the kind of communism formally espoused by such a party, typically either Marxism, or more commonly, Leninism or Maoism.
5. 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.

   “For example, what will happen if a landing is achieved and the Communists are advancing with some success?”

6. (alt-of, proscribed, sometimes)Alternative letter-case form of communist, a proponent of the general philosophy of communism.