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
Recent Examples on the Web
These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The students in Coogan’s class bully the one kid whose parents are rumored to be socialists, so Coogan teaches them a lesson on tolerance via English verb tenses.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
If a Democratic socialist wins Neither the state House nor the state Senate have members right now who identify as Democratic socialists, top Democratic leaders told Axios.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Wells, a Fabian socialist like George Bernard Shaw, wrote a speculative treatise that predicted the ecology movement, the arms race, socialist pacifism, and WWII.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The students in Coogan’s class bully the one kid whose parents are rumored to be socialists, so Coogan teaches them a lesson on tolerance via English verb tenses.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
If a Democratic socialist wins Neither the state House nor the state Senate have members right now who identify as Democratic socialists, top Democratic leaders told Axios.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Wells, a Fabian socialist like George Bernard Shaw, wrote a speculative treatise that predicted the ecology movement, the arms race, socialist pacifism, and WWII.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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