Anticommunist
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adjective
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noun
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(As an adjective)
Anticommunist ( adjective )
Opposed to communism and its principles, ideologies and practices.
Origin:
From anti- ("against") + communist ("pertaining to communis.m")
Examples:
- The government has adopted an anti-communist policy to ban all the books and movies that promote communism.
- Many anticommunist groups have been established to fight against the spread of communism.
- During the Cold War, the United States government was strongly anticommunist and supported anti-communist movements around the world.
- The anticommunist sentiment was high in the country and led to the persecution of many suspected communists.
- The novel is a powerful critique of the anticommunist witch-hunt of the 1950s.
(As a noun)
Anticommunist ( noun )
Opposed to communism and its principles, ideologies and practices.
Origin:
From anti- ("against") + communist ("pertaining to communis.m")
Examples:
- The government has adopted an anti-communist policy to ban all the books and movies that promote communism.
- Many anticommunist groups have been established to fight against the spread of communism.
- During the Cold War, the United States government was strongly anticommunist and supported anti-communist movements around the world.
- The anticommunist sentiment was high in the country and led to the persecution of many suspected communists.
- The novel is a powerful critique of the anticommunist witch-hunt of the 1950s.