comrade
Partner in struggle
A comrade is a companion or fellow member of a group, especially one sharing a common purpose or hardship.
Soldiers call their fellow soldiers comrades; activists address each other the same way.
The word carries a socialist or communist connotation from its use as a form of address in leftist movements: Comrade Lenin, Hello, comrade.
Man or companion
- peerOne of similar standing
- matePartner or companion
- colleagueProfessional associate
- associateConnect mentally or socially
partner · ally · confederate · compatriot · cohort · collaborator · brother-in-arms · sister-in-arms
Non-kin mutual bond
- brotherMale with shared parents
- sisterFemale sibling
- citizenLegal national member
- fellow travelerIdeological ally without membership
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
bonding · kinship · esprit de corps · loyalty · trust · rapport · closeness · connection
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- BolshevismLenin's revolutionary communist ideology
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
soviet · communism · socialism · collectivism · class struggle · solidarity · bourgeoisie · Maoism
Irregular armed fighter
- insurgentOne who revolts
- rebelAuthority defier
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- combatantOne who fights
revolutionary · resistance · cell · partisan · underground · struggle · movement · brigade
fellow
Man or companion
associate · partner · ally · confederate · compatriot · cohort · collaborator · brother-in-arms · sister-in-arms · accomplice
friend
Non-kin mutual bond
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
fellowship · bonding · kinship · esprit de corps · loyalty · trust · rapport · closeness · connection · mutual support
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- BolshevismLenin's revolutionary communist ideology
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
revolution · soviet · communism · socialism · collectivism · class struggle · solidarity · bourgeoisie · Maoism · Trotskyism
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
combatant · revolutionary · resistance · cell · partisan · underground · struggle · movement · brigade · battalion
- Friendshipbest friend, bestie, BFF, buddy, pal
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- Communist ChinaCommunist Party, People's Republic, Great Leap Forward, Gang of Four, Central Committee
- Soviet systemKremlin, five-year plans, central committee, Politburo, collectivization
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
comradeenemy
Hostile opposing party
foe · adversary · antagonist · opponent · nemesis
comradestranger
Person not yet known
outsider · alien · foreigner · interloper · unknown
comradecapitalist
Private ownership supporter
bourgeois · class enemy · reactionary · counterrevolutionary · fascist
- comrades in armsFellow fighters in war