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  • noun The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist in their names, usually Marxist and Leninist.
  • noun The socio-economic system based on such parties' ideologies.
  • noun US, informal A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.

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