SOCIALIST Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

socialist

noun

ˈsō-sh(ə-)list

as in communist

an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause

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Recent Examples of socialist According to a preliminary vote count, Cambridge Rep. Marjorie Decker lost to graduate student Evan MacKay, a democratic socialist, by just 40 votes, a margin that could trigger a recount. —

Mike Deehan, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024 According to Carson, communists, Marxists, socialists and other leftists have insidiously undermined the nuclear family by infiltrating the media and universities. —

Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024 Nothing budged Maduro, a former bus driver and socialist who took office after the 2013 death of Latin American leftist icon Hugo Chavez. —

Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 The opposition is hoping for a victory so overwhelming that the authoritarian socialist will be compelled to negotiate a transition. —

Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for socialist