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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Remember this yet again next time conservatives marinating in their victimhood claim Hollywood is full of socialists.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the video, which has over 5 million views on X, the democratic socialist performs two reps of the exercise with what appears to be 135 pounds.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
And that Zohran, the scary communist socialist, is the alternative to the Republican working-class party, and he is villainized by the Democratic establishment.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Fateh, a democratic socialist, won the endorsement on July 19 at a Minneapolis DFL convention marked by difficulties and delays with the party’s electronic voting system.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the video, which has over 5 million views on X, the democratic socialist performs two reps of the exercise with what appears to be 135 pounds.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
And that Zohran, the scary communist socialist, is the alternative to the Republican working-class party, and he is villainized by the Democratic establishment.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Fateh, a democratic socialist, won the endorsement on July 19 at a Minneapolis DFL convention marked by difficulties and delays with the party’s electronic voting system.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for socialist
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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