communist party
Leftist political group
A communist party is any political party advocating communism—the ideology of collective ownership and classless society based on Marxist principles.
Many countries have had communist parties of varying size and influence: The communist party dominated local politics for decades.
The term is often used generically for leftist parties with Marxist leanings. (Capitalized Communist Party refers to specific ruling or historically significant parties.)
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- BolshevismLenin's revolutionary communist ideology
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
collectivism · socialism · Marxism · comrade · dictatorship · manifesto · red flag · hammer and sickle · workers · class war · class enemy · state ownership · ideology · cadre · planned economy · anti-imperialism · iron curtain · collective ownership
- Asian PoliticsChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan
- Communist StatesUSSR, Soviet Union, East Germany, GDR, DDR
- East GermanyStasi, GDR, DDR, Berlin Wall, East Germany
- Indian governancezilla, collector, municipality, municipal council, councillor
- YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Tito, Belgrade, Serbia, Croatia
communist partychamber of commerce
Organization representing local businesses
communist partymulti-party democracy
Governance with competing political groups
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