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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Classical socialism vests ownership or control of major industries in the state, aspiring to equitable allocation.
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Bobby Turner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
While minors weren't surveyed, Cato found that 62% of 18-to-29-year-olds view socialism favorably.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Much like socialism and the metric system, folks like Kemp fervently believed soccer should be resisted to preserve America.
—Andrés Martinez, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
The productive wonders of capitalism did that, not socialism, not communism, not feudalism, not welfarism.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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Bobby Turner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
While minors weren't surveyed, Cato found that 62% of 18-to-29-year-olds view socialism favorably.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Much like socialism and the metric system, folks like Kemp fervently believed soccer should be resisted to preserve America.
—Andrés Martinez, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
The productive wonders of capitalism did that, not socialism, not communism, not feudalism, not welfarism.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialism
liberalism
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Democrats didn’t start the year expecting to borrow tricks from Newsom, the embodiment of the sort of California liberalism that Republicans everywhere else like to run against.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sandinista ideology blended Marxism, liberalism, and nationalism, borrowing ideas from both sides of the Iron Curtain.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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