as in liberalism
a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies
an ardent opponent of socialism
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Recent Examples of socialism
The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Despite his brilliance, Rustin was deliberately sidelined by many within the movement due to his open homosexuality and previous ties to socialism because these were seen as vulnerabilities that segregationists and political opponents could exploit.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The biggest challenge for working people in District 11 and everywhere is to break from relying on promises from the capitalist politicians and their parties, fight for the working class to take political power and join the worldwide struggle for socialism.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Totalitarianism and socialism are simply morally wrong, not merely only non-efficacious, ineffective, uneconomical.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Despite his brilliance, Rustin was deliberately sidelined by many within the movement due to his open homosexuality and previous ties to socialism because these were seen as vulnerabilities that segregationists and political opponents could exploit.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The biggest challenge for working people in District 11 and everywhere is to break from relying on promises from the capitalist politicians and their parties, fight for the working class to take political power and join the worldwide struggle for socialism.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Totalitarianism and socialism are simply morally wrong, not merely only non-efficacious, ineffective, uneconomical.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialism
liberalism
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According to this narrative, late-stage liberalism and the globalization of markets, with their characteristic rootlessness, dissolve this communal existence.—
Peter H. Schwartz,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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President Eisenhower was famously frustrated by Chief Justice Earl Warren’s liberalism.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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