socialist
noun
so·cial·ist
ˈsō-sh(ə-)list 
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
capitalized
: a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist
adjective
often capitalized
Examples of socialist in a Sentence
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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The irony in all this is that the boulevard was named after a socialist, Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927).
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
Raphaël Glucksmann, a leading French socialist in the European Parliament, said Trump’s return to the White House will threaten Europe’s alliance with the United States.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The military leaders claimed that Germany had actually been winning the war but was betrayed by the new government’s socialists and liberals.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris is doing it to enrich herself and a small circle of Marxist socialists who will profit, while the remainder of Americans will become as the masses in China, North Korea, etc., with minimal freedoms.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
Raphaël Glucksmann, a leading French socialist in the European Parliament, said Trump’s return to the White House will threaten Europe’s alliance with the United States.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The military leaders claimed that Germany had actually been winning the war but was betrayed by the new government’s socialists and liberals.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris is doing it to enrich herself and a small circle of Marxist socialists who will profit, while the remainder of Americans will become as the masses in China, North Korea, etc., with minimal freedoms.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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