Meaning & use
comrade
A close companion or colleague, especially one shared in difficulty, struggle, or a common cause.
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The soldiers relied on each other as comrades throughout the long campaign.
He still writes letters to old comrades from his years in the labor movement.
A note on using this word
Comrade carries strong associations with military life and with socialist or communist political movements.
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