Definition of socialist
1 : one who advocates or practices socialism
2 capitalized : a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist
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Examples of socialist in a Sentence
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
Recent Examples of socialist from the Web
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Polls suggested voters regarded May as a stronger leader than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, an old-fashioned socialist.
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As a teenager, he was heavily involved with neo-Nazi groups and, at the age of 28, helped construct and manage the online forum Nordisk.nu, a 22,000-member-strong gathering place for Scandinavian national socialists, including Anders Breivik.
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Sarkozy made much of the fact that numerous socialists, women, and ethnic minorities now sat in his cabinet – something which impressed Carla.
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First Known Use of socialist
1822
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SOCIALIST Defined for English Language Learners
socialist
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: a person who believes in socialism
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Socialist : a member of a political party that supports socialism
SOCIALIST Defined for Kids
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: a person who supports socialism
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