Anticommunism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æntɪˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anticommunism is a noun meaning Opposition to communism.
Meaning
Opposition to communism.
Example Sentences
In the main, anticommunism in postwar America meant opposition to the kind of dictatorial state socialism that existed in Russia and that many Americans saw as a negation of everything America stood for. In the 1946 campaign, for example, when I talked about the "communist-dominated PAC," my remarks were generally understood in this context of dictatorial socialism versus free enterprise.
Word Forms
- anticommunisms
- anti-communism
- anti-Communism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anti-communism, procommunism, procommunist, neocommunism, anti-internationalism, anticollectivism.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.