socialist
noun
so·cial·ist
ˈsō-sh(ə-)list 
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
Socialist
: a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist
adjective
often Socialist
Examples of socialist in a Sentence
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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Others view their work as part of a broader resurgence in liberalism in New York City that culminated with the election of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, as mayor last year.
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Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Parts of her platform, like launching a public bank to help small businesses, reflect ideas of the sewer socialists.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, a socialist, has no love lost for the MAGA movement.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Parts of her platform, like launching a public bank to help small businesses, reflect ideas of the sewer socialists.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, a socialist, has no love lost for the MAGA movement.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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