socialist

noun

so·cial·ist | \ ˈsō-sh(ə-)list

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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Other Words from socialist

socialist adjective, often capitalized

socialistic \ ˌsō-shə-ˈli-stik

\ adjective

socialistically \ ˌsō-shə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for socialist

Synonyms

commie, communist, comrade, Red

Antonyms

capitalist

Examples of socialist in a Sentence

a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause

Recent Examples on the Web

And why Democratic socialists could be leading you towards the path of Trump getting re-elected. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'The View' Fans Flipped Out on Meghan McCain and Joy Behar After Their Heated Fight," 3 Apr. 2019 If the collapse of the Soviet Union, decades of economic stagnation in Cuba and the destruction of Venezuela’s economy weren’t teachable moments for young (and old) socialists, a business misstep by Airbus won’t change socialist hearts and minds. — WSJ, "Demise of Airbus 380 As a Socialist Failure," 26 Feb. 2019 By saying as little as possible on Brexit, Mr. Corbyn, a 69-year-old socialist, has managed to appeal to both sets of voters. — Jason Douglas, WSJ, "U.K. Labour Party Faces Its Own Brexit Test," 22 Sep. 2018 Salazar, a 27-year-old democratic socialist, beat Democratic incumbent Martin Dilan on September 13 for the democratic nomination for state senator. — Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, "Cynthia Nixon May Have Lost to Andrew Cuomo in New York's Primary, But the Push Left Lives On," 14 Sep. 2018 Candidates inspired by Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic socialist, and Sanders have been roundly defeated in several races nationally, even in heavily liberal districts that would seem most sympathetic to their ideology. — Gregg Re, Fox News, "Bernie Sanders-inspired challenger routed in Rhode Island gubernatorial race; pro-Trump candidate gets GOP nod," 12 Sep. 2018 But the debate isn’t merely between left-wing socialists and right-wing capitalists. — Bobby Jindal, WSJ, "American Capitalism Is Fine, Thank You," 11 Mar. 2019 The counterprotesters included labor-union members, immigrant-rights advocates, democratic socialists and anti-fascists, some in black garb with neon-green masks. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "Heavy police presence as Patriot Prayer group rallies in Portland, Oregon," 5 Aug. 2018 The article comes after a rough few days for democratic socialists. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, "Democratic socialist writer levels with voters: We want to ‘end capitalism’," 2 Aug. 2018

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