as in liberalism
a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies
an ardent opponent of socialism
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The Italian frequently invoked his potentially incendiary political and religious beliefs (socialism and atheism) in his analyses, and almost never engages in the kind of de-escalatory coachspeak that permeates most MLS press conferences.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
There are no conversations about socialism or welfare; this is not that type of movie either.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Steel has linked Tran to socialism in previous mailers.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
And this cultural extortion, rooted in naïve ghetto socialism — a perversion of the civil-rights heritage — plants a worrisome notion.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
There are no conversations about socialism or welfare; this is not that type of movie either.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Steel has linked Tran to socialism in previous mailers.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
And this cultural extortion, rooted in naïve ghetto socialism — a perversion of the civil-rights heritage — plants a worrisome notion.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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