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communalist

communalist

1 7.9
A person who believes people should live together and share property
  • noun
  • /kəˈmjunəlɪst/
: 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
3 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
Fourierist
vscommunalist
1 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
mutualist
vscommunalist
1 8.6

A person who supports people owning and sharing resources together

focuses on practical shared living and ownership rather than only economic theory
communard
vscommunalist
1 9.1

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

also covers people who back shared ownership without living together

Antonyms

A person who prefers to think and act independently

How Communal

commune
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housemate
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individual
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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.