In the early twentieth century, many intellectuals became communists.
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共产主义者 refers to someone who holds communist beliefs as an ideology. This is distinct from 共产党员 (gòngchǎndǎngyuán, a Communist Party member), which is a formal organisational membership. One can be a 共产主义者 without being a 共产党员 and vice versa.
