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3 VERB If one person communicates with another, they successfully make each other aware of their feelings and ideas. You can also say that two people communicate . □ [V + with ] He was never good at communicating with the players. □ [V + with ] Family therapy showed us how to communicate with each other. □ [V ] …considerate individuals who can communicate and work in a team. ●  com|mu|ni|ca|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ between ] There was a tremendous lack of communication between us. □  …communication skills. [Also + with ] ●  com|mu|ni|ca|tor (communicators ) N‑COUNT □  She's a good communicator.

com|mu|ni|ca|tion ◆◇◇ /kəmjuː n I ke I ʃ ^ə n/ (communications )

1 N‑PLURAL [oft N n] Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves. □  …a communications satellite. □  …communications equipment.

2 N‑COUNT A communication is a message. [FORMAL ] □ [+ from ] The ambassador has brought with him a communication from the President.

3 → see also communicate

com|mu|ni|ca|tive /kəmjuː n I kət I v/

1 ADJ Someone who is communicative talks to people, for example about their feelings, and tells people things. □  She has become a lot more tolerant and communicative.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Communicative means relating to the ability to communicate. □  We have a very communicative approach to teaching languages.

com|mun|ion /kəmjuː njən/ (communions )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them. □ [+ with ] …communion with nature.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Communion is the Christian ceremony in which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of Christ's death. □  Most villagers took communion only at Easter.

com|mu|ni|qué /kəmjuː n I ke I , [AM ] -ke I / (communiqués ) N‑COUNT A communiqué is an official statement or announcement. [FORMAL ] □  The communiqué said military targets had been hit.

com|mun|ism /kɒ mjʊn I zəm/ also Communism N‑UNCOUNT Communism is the political belief that all people are equal and that workers should control the means of producing things. □  …the ultimate triumph of communism in the world.

com|mun|ist ◆◆◇ /kɒ mjʊn I st/ (communists )

1 N‑COUNT A communist is someone who believes in communism.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Communist means relating to communism. □  …the Communist Party.

com|mu|nity ◆◆◆ /kəmjuː n I ti/ (communities )

1 N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place. □  He's well liked by people in the community. □  The growth of such vigilante gangs has worried community leaders, police and politicians.

2 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A particular community is a group of people who are similar in some way. □  The police haven't really done anything for the black community in particular. □  …the business community.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Community is friendship between different people or groups, and a sense of having something in common. □  Two of our greatest strengths are diversity and community. COLLOCATIONS community NOUN 2

noun + community : faith, immigrant, minority; arts, business, farming, fishing, mining

adjective + community : gay; Christian, Jewish, Muslim; Aboriginal, Asian, black, ethnic, Indian; close-knit, thriving, vibrant; broad, entire, international, local, whole; medical, scientific

verb + community : benefit, help, serve SYNONYMS community NOUN 1

society:…the complexities of South African society.