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noncommunist

noncommunist

5.2
Not supporting communism or the communist party
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈkɒmjʊnɪst/
translation icon : no comunista
  • Thanks to the Round Table pact, Poland had its first noncommunist prime minister since World War II.
  • noncommunist parties
  • noncommunist countries
  • noncommunist government

Examples

  • The Vietnam War officially ended on 30 April 1975 when the communist troops triumphantly marched into Saigon, the capital of noncommunist South Vietnam, and took over the Independent Palace.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The United States, five months after the Geneva peace talks ended, recognized South Vietnam as a noncommunist, independent country under Ngo Dinh Diem.

    Academic text (1999)
  • But even the noncommunist left is having its problems.

    Academic text (1990)
  • What little trade China had with the noncommunist world was conducted through Hong Kong.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The first government ensured the representation of the three noncommunist parties.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Indeed, anticommunism was such a popular cause that the noncommunist parties used it against each other.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The noncommunist parties agreed to immediate power-sharing measures, some of which were formalized in the Constitution of 1961.

    Academic text (1998)
  • On the contrary, in Southeast Asia, the noncommunist nations prospered and attained unprecedented stability.

    Academic text (1991)
  • During the Cold War, Washington served as the de facto capital of the noncommunist world, with the president regarded as the guardian of security against totalitarianism.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the new political landscape, several noncommunist parties have emerged to challenge the old regime.

Antonyms

993 4.8

Supporting the idea that people share things and work for the community

How Communist

communist
993 4.8
neutral
218 3.6
noncommunist
5.2

Surface Forms

noncommunist positive

Morphology

noncommunist = communist (transparent) = non + communist

Formed by the productive negating prefix 'non-' attached to 'communist', giving a straightforward negated meaning.

Etymology

Noncommunist is made from non- meaning 'not' and communist, which comes from a word for 'common' or 'shared', like common and community. So noncommunist describes someone, a group, or a policy that is 'not supporting' the idea of shared ownership, in other words 'not communist'.