socialist
an advocate or supporter of socialism.
(initial capital letter) a member of the U.S. Socialist party.
Origin of socialist
1Other words from socialist
- non·so·cial·ist, noun, adjective
- pre·so·cial·ist, noun
- sem·i·so·cial·ist, noun
Words that may be confused with socialist
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How to use socialist in a sentence
Delegate Lee Carter, a Democratic socialist, told his colleagues that they had been manipulated.
Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills | by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch | October 9, 2020 | ProPublicaHarrison doesn’t have many connections to those figures, but that likely won’t stop Republicans from suggesting that he is a socialist and favors very liberal policies.
How Did Lindsey Graham End Up In Such A Close Race? | Perry Bacon Jr. (perry.bacon@fivethirtyeight.com) | October 8, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe 35-year-old south Londoner, who is of Ghanaian origin and describes herself as a socialist and feminist, represents Streatham, the neighborhood where she grew up, for the UK’s Labour Party.
It also calls to mind the heyday of the former Soviet Union, the mother of all socialist models.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 17, 2020 | FreakonomicsThey hired a consultant from an Atlanta supermarket firm to come over and teach them how to build their own chain of socialist supermarkets.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 6, 2020 | Freakonomics
“He is ‘an independent socialist,’” said one organizer supportive of Warren.
Why the Left Loves Warren, But Won’t Swoon for Sanders | David Freedlander | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTrierweiler claims that Hollande, a socialist, showed contempt for the poor, supposedly calling them “the toothless.”
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Clintonistas do not largely see the self-described Democratic socialist as a credible threat.
Does Team Hillary Want a Democratic Challenge? | David Freedlander | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVenezuela is known for both its socialist economic policies and its beauty queens.
Venezuela Now Has Toilet Paper but No Breast Implants | Jason Batansky | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTReformers understood that constructive societal evolution was the antidote to socialist revolution.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR | John Avlon | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a difficulty foreseen long ago in socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsAll must work for the state; only in a socialist commonwealth can social justice be found.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe socialist reads such criticism as the above with impatient approval.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockWe may apply to it with advantage the spectacles of social reform, but what the socialist offers us is total blindness.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe collectivist state advocated by the socialist of to-day has scarcely anything in common with the communism of the middle ages.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for socialist
/ (ˈsəʊʃəlɪst) /
a supporter or advocate of socialism or any party promoting socialism (socialist party)
of, characteristic of, implementing, or relating to socialism
(sometimes capital) of, characteristic of, or relating to socialists or a socialist party
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