Comrade vs. Compadre — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Comrade and Compadre
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Comrade
The term comrade is used to mean 'mate', 'colleague', or 'ally', and derives from the Spanish and Portuguese, term camarada, literally meaning 'chamber mate', from Latin camera, meaning 'chamber' or 'room'. Political use of the term was inspired by the French Revolution, after which it grew into a form of address between socialists and workers.
Compadre
The compadre (Spanish: [komˈpaðɾe], Portuguese: [kõˈpaðɾɨ], [kõˈpadɾi], literally "co-father" or "co-parent") relationship between the parents and godparents of a child is an important bond that originates when a child is baptised in Iberian, Latin American, Filipino Christian and Indian Christian Brahmin families. The abstract noun compadrazgo (Spanish and Filipino), compadrio (in Portuguese), both meaning "co-parenthood," is sometimes used to refer to the institutional relationship between compadres.From the moment of a baptism ceremony, the godparents (godfather and godmother, padrino and madrina in Spanish, padrinho and madrinha in Portuguese, and ninong and ninang in Filipino) share the parenting role of the baptised child with the natural parents.
Comrade
A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
Compadre
A close friend or associate; a companion.
Comrade
Often Comrade A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.
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Compadre
A friend or companion.
Comrade
A mate, companion, or associate.
Comrade
A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
Comrade
(communism) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
Hello, comrade. Are you going to the Communist Party meeting tonight?
Comrade
(communism) A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist or socialist state.
Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.
Comrade
(transitive) To associate with in a friendly way.
Comrade
A mate, companion, or associate.
And turned my flying comrades to the charge.
I abjure all roofs, and choose . . . To be a comrade with the wolf and owl.
Comrade
A person who is frequently in the company of another;
Drinking companions
Comrades in arms
Comrade
A fellow member of the Communist Party
Comrade
Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement;
Greetings, comrade!
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