Definition

Noun: - A communist symbol: The "hammer and sickle" is a symbolic representation consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle. It was the national emblem of the former Soviet Union and remains a widely recognized symbol representing communist ideology, the unity of industrial and agricultural labor, and socialist states or parties.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The flag featured the prominent hammer and sickle.
  • The protestor carried a banner bearing the hammer and sickle.
  • The hammer and sickle was emblazoned on the monument.

Advanced Usage

• As a symbolic referent: The term is often used metonymically to represent the Soviet Union, communism, or socialist movements in general.
  • The fall of the Berlin Wall marked a decline in the power of the hammer and sickle.

Variants and Related Words

• Emblem (n): A heraldic device or symbolic object used as a badge of a nation, organization, or family.
• Symbol (n): A thing that represents or stands for something else.

Synonyms

• Communist symbol
• Soviet emblem

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Under the hammer and sickle: A phrase indicating being within the sphere of influence or control of a communist state or ideology.
  • The nations lived under the hammer and sickle for decades.

Noun

1. the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union