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==Etymology==
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]
==Definitions==
*1 a : an [[intimate]] [[friend]] or associate : companion
:b : a fellow soldier
*2 [from its use as a form of address by [[Communism|communists]]
==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.
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]].
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]
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
==Etymology==
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]
==Definitions==
*1 a : an [[intimate]] [[friend]] or associate : companion
:b : a fellow soldier
*2 [from its use as a form of address by [[Communism|communists]]
==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.
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]].
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]
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
