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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To be fair, the Vermont socialist hasn't really gone anywhere.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The statement also employed a common far-right misrepresentation of Hitler, who in fact privatized much of the government, outlawed labor unions and ordered the killing of hundreds of thousands of people presumed to be socialists and communists.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
These were things being promoted by progressives and socialists of the time.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Was this a closet right-winger keeping tabs on the socialists?
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The statement also employed a common far-right misrepresentation of Hitler, who in fact privatized much of the government, outlawed labor unions and ordered the killing of hundreds of thousands of people presumed to be socialists and communists.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
These were things being promoted by progressives and socialists of the time.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Was this a closet right-winger keeping tabs on the socialists?
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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