n. (pl.automata) automatic mechanism, especially one effecting complex actions; robot; person who acts like a machine. automatism, n. machine-like action or routine; involuntary action; belief that actions are not controlled by conscious mind.
The large star symbolizes the common programme of the Communist Party. The small stars represent the four economic classes: peasants, workers, petty bourgeoisie, and ‘patriotic capitalists’. Effective date: 1 October 1949.