comrades

Noun

comrade (plural comrades)

1. A mate, companion, or associate.
   • [… these tears] Which weep the comrade of my choice,
     ⁠An awful thought, a life removed,
     ⁠The human-hearted man I loved,
     A spirit, not a breathing voice.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 20
   1. A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
      • Wierzbowski and his men were so exhausted that they could hardly stay awake, but they knew they could not abandon their wounded comrades.2019, Antony Beevor, chapter 16, in Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944, Penguin Books, page 194
2. (broadly) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
   • Hello, comrade. Are you going to the Communist Party meeting tonight?
3. A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist, socialist, or rarely in an Islamist state.
   • Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.

   Synonyms:

   compare sister, brother

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