noncommunist
Outside the party
Noncommunist describes a person, group, or nation not affiliated with or adhering to communist ideology.
The term gained currency during the Cold War to distinguish Western-aligned or neutral parties from communist ones: noncommunist countries in Southeast Asia, the noncommunist left.
As a noun, a noncommunist is someone who isn't a communist.
Opposing collective economic systems
- anti-SovietOpposing USSR policies
- counterrevolutionaryOne opposing radical overthrow
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- reformistAdvocate for gradual change
pro-democracy · anti-Stalinist · McCarthyism · blacklist · purge
Western defense organization
- alliedJoined in partnership
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- anti-SovietOpposing USSR policies
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
détente · defector · dissident · neutral · nonaligned
Unregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
investment · enterprise · competition · deregulation · multinational · venture · franchise · consumerism
State with elected leaders
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
pluralism · representative · citizenship · legislature · judiciary · accountability · transparency · voting
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- independenceFreedom from external control
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
self-determination · privacy · self-expression · self-interest · self-sufficiency · civil-liberties · nonconformity
anti-socialist
Opposing collective economic systems
- anti-SovietOpposing USSR policies
- counterrevolutionaryOne opposing radical overthrow
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
reformist · pro-democracy · anti-Stalinist · McCarthyism · blacklist · purge
NATO
Western defense organization
- alliedJoined in partnership
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- anti-SovietOpposing USSR policies
containment · détente · defector · dissident · neutral · nonaligned
free-market
Unregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
shareholder · investment · enterprise · competition · deregulation · multinational · venture · franchise · consumerism · trade
republic
State with elected leaders
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
constitution · pluralism · representative · citizenship · legislature · judiciary · accountability · transparency · voting · federalism
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- independenceFreedom from external control
free-will · self-determination · privacy · self-expression · self-interest · self-sufficiency · civil-liberties · nonconformity