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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In sharp contrast, well, maybe not that sharp, socialism is an economic system in which the government nationalizes all the factors of production.
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Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
There’s no arguing with Stossel about the demerits of socialism, which are well documented.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
And Marxism, communism and socialism were all, to those on the right, part of that same soup.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
The Vodka is the symbol of the USSR while the Coca-Cola represents the USA: the title is a metaphor for the Cold War, an association that aims to underline how both capitalism and socialism ultimately controlled people.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
There’s no arguing with Stossel about the demerits of socialism, which are well documented.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
And Marxism, communism and socialism were all, to those on the right, part of that same soup.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
The Vodka is the symbol of the USSR while the Coca-Cola represents the USA: the title is a metaphor for the Cold War, an association that aims to underline how both capitalism and socialism ultimately controlled people.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for socialism
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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