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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Globally, all kinds of left-of-center observers—liberals, socialists, social democrats, Cuban and Soviet-aligned actors—found something in the Nicaraguan experiment that resonated with their own visions.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
That coalition between the far-left, communists, greens and socialists has since imploded.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Mamdani, the Democratic socialist, won a surprising victory in the New York mayoral primary earlier this year in part for unconventional ad spots that broke through the clutter.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Wright’s adaptation covers the first book only, its eight episodes spanning 1914 to 1925, the years in which Mussolini struck out as a career socialist and pivoted to fascism.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
That coalition between the far-left, communists, greens and socialists has since imploded.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Mamdani, the Democratic socialist, won a surprising victory in the New York mayoral primary earlier this year in part for unconventional ad spots that broke through the clutter.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Wright’s adaptation covers the first book only, its eight episodes spanning 1914 to 1925, the years in which Mussolini struck out as a career socialist and pivoted to fascism.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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