as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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The military leaders claimed that Germany had actually been winning the war but was betrayed by the new government’s socialists and liberals.
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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
Blitz often has the feel of an old war movie — with all the sincerity and occasional heavy-handedness that implies — re-made to center the women, immigrants, and socialists often left out of the historical record.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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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
Blitz often has the feel of an old war movie — with all the sincerity and occasional heavy-handedness that implies — re-made to center the women, immigrants, and socialists often left out of the historical record.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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