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title: communist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «communist» in the school dictionary: A communist is a person who believes in communism: the idea that land, factories and wealth should be owned by everyone together, not by private people, so that people are more equal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# communist

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**Who acts:** communist, person, everyone, people, party, Karl · **What happens:** be, believe, own, describe, follow, run · **To what, where:** person, communism, land, country, ideas, member · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«communist» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [communist in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/communist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A communist is a person who believes in communism: the idea that land, factories and wealth should be owned by everyone together, not by private people, so that people are more equal.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:m1:1
# text = A communist is a person who believes in communism: the idea that land, factories and wealth should be owned by everyone together, not by private people, so that people are more equal.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	communist	communist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	communism	communism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
19	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
22	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	21	obl:agent	_	_
24	together	together	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
27	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
31	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	36	mark	_	_
32	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	31	fixed	_	_
33	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	nsubj	_	_
34	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	_
35	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	36	amod	_	_
36	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a communist | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | a person |  |  | communism |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **own** | should · passive | everyone | land and factories and wealth |  |  |  | together *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | equal *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Communist describes a country, party or government that follows these ideas, usually run by one party, like the old Soviet Union or China today.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:m2:1
# text = Communist describes a country, party or government that follows these ideas, usually run by one party, like the old Soviet Union or China today.
1	Communist	Communist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
22	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
23	Soviet	Soviet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	Union	Union	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl:agent	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
27	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Communist | a country |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent country=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | present | party or government | this ideas |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |
| 3 | **run** | participle | Communist *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by one party; usually *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by party=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: often written with a capital — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Communist is a member of a Communist Party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:m3:1
# text = A Communist is a member of a Communist Party.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Communist	Communist	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Communist	Communist	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Communist | a member |  |  |  | of a Communist Party | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Karl Marx wrote about communist ideas in the 1800s.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x1:1
# text = Karl Marx wrote about communist ideas in the 1800s.
1	Karl	Karl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Marx	Marx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	communist	communist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	1800s	1800	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Karl |  |  | the 1800s |  | about communist ideas | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about idea=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Soviet Union was a communist country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x2:1
# text = The Soviet Union was a communist country.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Soviet	Soviet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Union	Union	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	communist	communist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Soviet Union | a communist country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
China is ruled by the Communist Party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x3:1
# text = China is ruled by the Communist Party.
1	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	ruled	rule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Communist	Communist	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | present · passive | the Communist Party | China |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad grew up in Ukraine when it was under communist rule.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x4:1
# text = My grandad grew up in Ukraine when it was under communist rule.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	communist	communist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | My grandad |  |  | Ukraine |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ukraine=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | it |  |  | communist rule |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During the Cold War, communist and capitalist countries were rivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x5:1
# text = During the Cold War, communist and capitalist countries were rivals.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Cold	Cold	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	communist	communist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	capitalist	capitalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	rivals	rival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | communist and capitalist | rivals |  |  | during the Cold War |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a communist system, the state owns the factories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x6:1
# text = In a communist system, the state owns the factories.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	communist	communist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | present | the state | the factories |  | a communist system |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot factory=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people called him a communist as an insult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communist:x7:1
# text = Some people called him a communist as an insult.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	communist	communist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | some people |  | him *= he* |  |  | as a insult | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

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