as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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Recent Examples of socialist
What To Know Mamdani, a New York state assemblyman who identifies as a democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary over former governor Andrew Cuomo in June and is the party's nominee for mayor.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The endorsement from the moderate Hochul comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has distanced himself from some past positions that his opponents have said are extreme.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg, who previously spent millions to oppose Mamdani’s primary bid, did not endorse the socialist but spent the session discussing transportation, policing, and the mechanics of City Hall staffing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads in polls 60 days before the November general election.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The endorsement from the moderate Hochul comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has distanced himself from some past positions that his opponents have said are extreme.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg, who previously spent millions to oppose Mamdani’s primary bid, did not endorse the socialist but spent the session discussing transportation, policing, and the mechanics of City Hall staffing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads in polls 60 days before the November general election.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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There’s a scene with a military leader telling Murrow’s producer Fred Friendly to back down, and that Murrow was basically a communist.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Antisemites denounced Jews both as capitalists and as communists—two creeds international in scope.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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