All 4 Uses

communism
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The Joy Luck Club
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That person said, You ask for a house loan and they say no loan, because your brother is a communist.†
Chpt 2 *

communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
As my mother told it, "Auntie An-mei had cried before she left for China, thinking she would make her brother very rich and happy by communist standards.†
Chpt 2
This is communist China?†
Chpt 20
And again I say out loud, "This is communist China?"†
Chpt 20

Definitions:

(1) (communism)
an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)