non-Communist

[ non-kom-yuh-nist ]

adjective

1. not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.

noun

1. a person who does not belong to or follow the Communist Party or Communism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of non-Communist¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

In 1985-89, Yan was in charge of the party’s United Front Work Department, which oversees officially sanctioned religious bodies and other non-Communist groups.

From Seattle Times

As a non-Communist Party member, he was one of the most pro-reform voices at Guangming Daily and wrote articles in favor of an independent legal system, his family said.

From Seattle Times

Many non-communist countries continued to maintain ties with Taipei rather than Beijing.

From Reuters

The fourth spot usually goes to the head of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the advisory group to the NPC that also oversees non-Communist groupings, religious organizations and minority groups.

From Seattle Times

Even when the United States targets them to limit collateral damage, these measures can affect ordinary people and not just the regimes; obviously, too, millions have left non-communist countries in Latin America for a better life in the United States.

From Washington Post