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champagne socialist

British  

noun

  1. a professed socialist who enjoys an extravagant lifestyle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Engels, meanwhile, had been educating his palate, preparing to become the first great champagne socialist.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2015

Before you call me a champagne socialist, it's cava. Comrade.

From The Guardian ● May 31, 2014

And it is certainly true that if Fitzgerald was a socialist, he was the original champagne socialist.

From The Guardian ● May 3, 2013

Engels, meanwhile, had been educating his palate, preparing to become first great champagne socialist.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2012

A lifelong supporter of Britain's Labour Party and self-proclaimed "champagne socialist," Mortimer took up several high profile freedom of speech cases.

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