socialist

so·cial·ist | \ ˈsō-sh(ə-)list

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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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a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause

Recent Examples on the Web Yet, Yellen is not a Bernie Sanders-style socialist. — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, "From picks to policy: Here's what Biden's key appointments mean for his administration," 24 Dec. 2020 In 2013, Kshama Sawant, an Indian immigrant and member of the Socialist Alternative party, became the first socialist in a century to win a citywide race in Seattle when she was elected to the city council. — NBC News, "How South Asian American socialist candidates are helping lead the left," 1 Dec. 2020 There are millions of people who subscribed to the notion that Joe Biden is a socialist, who subscribed to the notion that Hillary Clinton was part of an evil cabal that was involved in pedophile rings. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Obama’s Ridiculous Call for Speech Police," 17 Nov. 2020 Nobody occupying or seriously running for higher office, including Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and certainly not Hagedorn’s opponent, is a socialist in any meaningful sense of the term. — Star Tribune, "Readers Write: Sid Hartman, racism, socialism, the debate," 23 Oct. 2020 The author developed strong friendships at the hotel with Mary Keen, a radical socialist from England, and Gidske Anderson, a Norwegian journalist who lived nearby. — New York Times, "Exploring James Baldwin’s Old Haunts in New York and Paris," 12 Dec. 2020 Their confused reactions were swift and strong, accusing the veteran country artist of being a hypocrite millionaire socialist, calling him out of touch, even vowing to throw out Brooks’ music. — Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, "Garth Brooks looks back on Barry Sanders jersey flap: 'All it did was magnify ignorance'," 21 Nov. 2020 In the days that followed, the argument moved to the pages of the New York Times, where Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democratic socialist, argued poor outreach and digital campaigning sunk moderates in swing districts. — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, "The Democratic party is waging a war over its future just as Joe Biden is taking the helm," 15 Nov. 2020 Joe Biden is about as far from a socialist as anyone in the Democratic Party. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "There Is No One Way to Win the Latino Vote," 15 Nov. 2020

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18 Jan 2021

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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 18 Jan. 2021.

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