socialist
noun
so·cial·ist
ˈsō-sh(ə-)list 
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
capitalized
: a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist
adjective
often capitalized
Examples of socialist in a Sentence
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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Democratic socialists are winning primaries, but live-action Stitch is winning at the box office and letting Lilo go into foster care.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 July 2025
The attention given to whether Mamdani is a socialist of some kind is a wake-up call to observers and citizens to look more carefully at questions about political economy and the language that is used by candidates, the media and pundits.
—Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
Liberals said the win showed that the 33-year-old Democratic socialist could take out the 67-year-old former governor from the Old Guard.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Cuomo has urged all the candidates to unite against Mamdani and for whoever isn’t leading all of them to drop out by September to give whoever is a better chance to beat the socialist.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 July 2025
The attention given to whether Mamdani is a socialist of some kind is a wake-up call to observers and citizens to look more carefully at questions about political economy and the language that is used by candidates, the media and pundits.
—Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
Liberals said the win showed that the 33-year-old Democratic socialist could take out the 67-year-old former governor from the Old Guard.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Cuomo has urged all the candidates to unite against Mamdani and for whoever isn’t leading all of them to drop out by September to give whoever is a better chance to beat the socialist.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for socialist
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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