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socialists

  • plural
    of socialist.
    socialist
    noun
    an advocate or supporter of socialism.

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Libertarians, social conservatives, progressives, socialists and others could all make a pitch for whatever rights they favored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She has helped draw an entire generation of progressives into politics, and totally changed the game for young people, young women, and democratic socialists.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

COINTELPRO, or the Counter Intelligence Program, targeted all the usual suspects — communists, socialists, civil rights organizations and yes, the left, with a particular focus on protest organizers.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

Legislation liberalizing the sector is expected to sail through parliament, where Rodriguez's socialists have a majority.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

So, showing the policeman the passport, he pointed to his dress-suit and white cravat and asked them surlily whether socialists or bandits dressed in that manner.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz