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hammer and sickle

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hammer and sickle

An emblem of the Communist Party. The phrase is sometimes used as a shorthand way to refer to Communism. You don't see flags with the hammer and sickle too often these days, do you? The Red Scare was rooted in fear of the hammer and sickle.

See also: and, hammer