communistic
communistic Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or advocating communism as a political and economic ideology.
"The historian analyzed the rise of communistic movements across Eastern Europe during the twentieth century."
Characterized by communal ownership, shared resources, or collective living, including among social animals.
"Entomologists often describe the highly cooperative, resource-sharing colonies of certain ants and bees as communistic societies."
Word Nuance & Usage
While "communist" is the standard, neutral adjective for formal political parties and economic systems, "communistic" is more often used to describe something that merely resembles communism in character, or in informal and disparaging contexts.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from "communist" plus the suffix "-ic", ultimately tracing back to the French "communiste" and Latin "communis" (meaning "common" or "shared").