noun
or com·so·mol |käm(p)sə|mȯl ; also con·so·mol |kän(t)s-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Russian komsomol, short for Kommunisticheskiĭ Soyuz Molodezhi Communist Union of Youth, from kommunisticheskiĭ communist + soyuz union + molodezhi, gen. of molodezh' youth
: a member of a Russian Communist youth organization with members between the ages of 16 and 23 years