socialist

noun

so·​cial·​ist ˈsō-sh(ə-)list How to pronounce socialist (audio)
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
capitalized : a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist adjective often capitalized
socialistic adjective
socialistically adverb

Examples of socialist in a Sentence

a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation. 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 See all Example Sentences for socialist 

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of socialist was in 1822

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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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