socialist

noun so·cial·ist \ ˈsō-sh(ə-)list \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Examples: socialist in a Sentence

Definition of socialist

1 : one who advocates or practices socialism

2 capitalized : a member of a party or political group advocating socialism

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socialist

adjective, often capitalized

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socialistic

play \ˌsō-shə-ˈli-stik\ adjective

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socialistically

play \ˌsō-shə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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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

The democratic socialists claimed several members in the crowd.

— avi selk, Washington Post, "‘Where are the babies, Mitch?’: McConnell pursued from restaurant by angry crowd," 8 July 2018
You were endorsed by a group, the democratic socialists.

— NBC News, "Meet the Press - July 1, 2018," 1 July 2018
Against the Wall Other overtures to the international community have occurred when the socialists have faced domestic strife and criticism abroad.

— andrew rosati, Bloomberg.com, "Venezuelan Autocrat Maduro Attempts a Public Relations Coup," 13 June 2018
After her victory in Tuesday's primary election, a lot of political commentators scrambled to figure out how a young socialist like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez managed to unseat 10-year incumbent Joe Crowley.

— luke darby, GQ, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has a Message for Democrats: It's Time to Think Big," 30 June 2018
At least the socialists have been honest about raising taxes to fund health care, even if their tax-the-rich math doesn’t add up any better than Mrs. May’s Brexit dividend.

— the editorial board, WSJ, "The Tories on Entitlements," 18 June 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t the only socialist who annihilated a Democratic Party boss this year.

— chris brennan, Philly.com, "The left-wing uprising that led to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory in N.Y.? It happened first in Pa. | Clout," 6 July 2018
These anti-establishment types may be socialists like Greece’s Syriza, centrists like France’s Emmanuel Macron, right-wing nationalists like Trump or the German AfD, or ideologically hard-to-categorize like Italy’s Five Star Movement.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "AMLO Isn’t Mexico’s Trump – Nor Is He Trump’s Natural Enemy," 5 July 2018
Ocasio-Cortez is a Democratic socialist and former organizer for Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign.

— james pindell, BostonGlobe.com, "Should Ocasio-Cortez’s upset have Michael Capuano worried?," 27 June 2018

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First Known Use of socialist

1822

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: a person who believes in socialism
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: a person who supports socialism

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