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communalist

communalist

7.9
A person who believes people should live together and share property
  • noun
  • /kəˈmjunəlɪst/
translation icon : comunalista
  • In his writings, the communalist emphasizes the importance of collective ownership for social equity.

Examples

  • The communalist movement promotes cooperative living to build stronger relationships within communities.

  • As a devoted communalist, she believes in sharing resources and living in harmony with others.

  • Just imagine every communalist dream came true.

  • Just imagine every communalist dream came true.

  • I'm a communalist/libertarian socialist, so this made me laugh.

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Synonyms

collectivist
vscommunalist
8 7.2

A person who puts the group's needs before their own

focuses on living together and shared ownership rather than only prioritizing the group
Hutterite
vscommunalist
1 9.9

A person who belongs to a religious group that lives together and shares property

is a general supporter rather than a member of a specific religious group
communitarian
vscommunalist
1 7.8

A person who values the community more than their own needs

focuses on practicing shared living or ownership rather than only valuing community
communard
vscommunalist
9.1

A person who lives in a commune and shares property and work

also covers people who back shared ownership without living together
mutualist
vscommunalist
8.6

A person who supports people owning and sharing resources together

focuses on practical shared living and ownership rather than only economic theory
Fourierist
vscommunalist
9.9

Connected to Charles Fourier's ideas about living together and shared work

is a general supporter or practitioner of shared living without following that single theory

Antonyms

A person who prefers to think and act independently

How Communal

commune
29 5.0
communalist
7.9
housemate
15 1.8
individual
2.3

Surface Forms

communalist singular
communalists plural

Morphology

communalist = communal (transparent) = commune + al + ist

The agentive meaning ('a person who supports or practices communal living') follows directly from 'communal' + '-ist' and is easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Communalist comes from communal (related to common and community) meaning 'shared', with -ist naming a person who believes in that idea. So a communalist in this sense is someone who supports communal living or sharing property and resources.