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communist
Related to the political and economic ideology of communism, which aims for a classless society.
Die Partei vertritt kommunistische Ideale wie die Verstaatlichung von Produktionsmitteln.
The party represents communist ideals such as the nationalization of the means of production.
The adjective 'kommunistisch' (communist) is derived from the noun 'der Kommunismus' (communism). The ending '-istisch' is often attached to nouns to form an adjective that describes belonging to an idea or movement.
Er las ein Buch über die Geschichte des Kommunismus.
He read a book about the history of communism.
'Kommunistisch' (communist) is often used in fixed combinations in political and historical contexts. Common combinations are 'kommunistische Partei' (communist party), 'kommunistisches Regime' (communist regime), or 'kommunistisches Manifest' (Communist Manifesto).
Das kommunistische Manifest wurde von Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels verfasst.
The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
You can tell whether the ideology or a state system is meant by the noun. If 'kommunistisch' (communist) appears with words like 'Idee' (idea) or 'Gedanke' (thought), it is about the ideology. If it appears with 'Staat' (state), 'Land' (country), or 'Regierung' (government), the political system is meant.
Viele Künstler hatten damals kommunistische Ideen.
Many artists had communist ideas at the time.
left
'links' and 'kommunistisch' both belong to the political area and can refer to ideas opposed to strong social differences. However, 'links' is a very general word for a political direction. 'kommunistisch' is much more specific and means the ideology of communism or a system governed by a communist party. The words can be confused because communist positions are left-wing. But not everything that is left-wing is communist. If you only mean the political direction, 'links' is more natural. If you are talking about communism as an ideology or system of government, 'kommunistisch' is more precise.
Die Partei nennt sich kommunistisch und spricht von einer klassenlosen Gesellschaft.
The party calls itself communist and talks about a classless society.
Wir diskutieren im Kurs, warum manche Parteien links genannt werden.
In the course, we discuss why some parties are called left-wing.