| commotion |
an agitated or noisy disturbance. [2 definitions] |
| communal |
of or pertaining to a community or a commune. [2 definitions] |
| communalism |
a theory or system of government in which local communities or communes have virtual autonomy within a loose federation. [2 definitions] |
| communalize |
to make (something) the property of the community; convert to public property. |
| communal taint |
in India, the perception of a person or political body being strongly tied to or influenced by a particular cultural or religious community and thus not committed to values of secularism and unity. |
| commune1 |
to be in close or intimate communication. [2 definitions] |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. [3 definitions] |
| communicable |
capable of being communicated or transmitted. |
| communicant |
a church member who takes, or is entitled to take, Communion. [2 definitions] |
| communicate |
to impart. [4 definitions] |
| communication |
the transferring of messages or exchanging of information or ideas. [3 definitions] |
| communicative |
disposed or tending to communicate readily and well. |
| communion |
an act or instance of intimate communication or sharing. [3 definitions] |
| communiqué |
an official announcement or bulletin, esp. from a government. |
| communism |
the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of production are owned in common; socialist theory deriving from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. [3 definitions] |
| communist |
one who advocates communism. [4 definitions] |
| Communist Manifesto |
a pamphlet, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and published in 1848, in which the principles of modern communism are outlined. |
| Communist party |
a national political party, usu. affiliated internationally with similar parties, that supports or advocates communism, esp. as developed by Marx and Engels. |
| community |
a well-defined area, such as a town or area of a town, where people live together under one government. [5 definitions] |
| community center |
one or more buildings serving a community or neighborhood as a meeting place for social, educational, athletic, or other activities. |
| community chest |
a fund made up of private contributions collected for distribution to local charitable, welfare, and service organizations. |