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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Middle French camarade [[group]] [[sleeping]] in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada, from cámara  room, from Late Latin camera, camara  

Middle French camarade [[group]] [[sleeping]] in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada, from cámara  room, from Late Latin camera, camara  

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1544]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1544]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : an [[intimate]] [[friend]] or associate : companion  

*1 a : an [[intimate]] [[friend]] or associate : companion  

:b : a fellow soldier

:b : a fellow soldier

*2 [from its use as a form of address by [[Communism|communists]]

*2 from its use as a form of address by [[Communism|communists]]

 

==Description==

==Description==

'''Comrade''' means "[[friend]]", "[[colleague]]", or "ally". The [[word]] comes from French camarade. The term has seen use in the military, but is most commonly associated with left-wing [[movements]], where "comrade" has often become a stock phrase and form of address.

'''Comrade''' means "[[friend]]", "[[colleague]]", or "ally". The [[word]] comes from French camarade. The term has seen use in the military, but is most commonly associated with left-wing [[movements]], where "comrade" has often become a stock phrase and form of address.

The [[political]] usage of the term was inspired by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution French Revolution]. Upon abolishing the titles of nobility, and the terms monsieur and madame ([[literally]], "my lord" and "my lady"), the revolutionaries employed the term citoyen for men and citoyenne for women (both meaning "[[citizen]]") to refer to each other. The deposed King [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France Louis XVI], for instance, was referred to as Citoyen Louis Capet to emphasize his loss of [[privilege]].

The [[political]] usage of the term was inspired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution French Revolution]. Upon abolishing the titles of nobility, and the terms monsieur and madame ([[literally]], "my lord" and "my lady"), the revolutionaries employed the term citoyen for men and citoyenne for women (both meaning "[[citizen]]") to refer to each other. The deposed King [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France Louis XVI], for instance, was referred to as Citoyen Louis Capet to emphasize his loss of [[privilege]].

When the [[socialist]] [[movement]] gained [[momentum]] in the mid-19th century, socialists began to look for an egalitarian [[alternative]] to terms like "Mister", "Miss", or "Missus". They chose "comrade" as their preferred term of address. In German, this [[practice]] was started in 1875, with the [[establishment]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Workers%27_Party_of_Germany Socialist Workers' Party] of Germany. In [[English]], the first known use of the [[word]] with this [[meaning]] was in 1884 in the socialist magazine ''Justice''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comrade]

When the [[socialist]] [[movement]] gained [[momentum]] in the mid-19th century, socialists began to look for an egalitarian [[alternative]] to terms like "Mister", "Miss", or "Missus". They chose "comrade" as their preferred term of address. In German, this [[practice]] was started in 1875, with the [[establishment]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Workers%27_Party_of_Germany Socialist Workers' Party] of Germany. In [[English]], the first known use of the [[word]] with this [[meaning]] was in 1884 in the socialist magazine ''Justice''.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comrade]

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