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
If the people who are protesting the firing don’t like our government, desiring its overthrow and institution of socialism, they are encouraged to change their hearts and remain here or welcome to leave and find a nation governed to their liking.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.
—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
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialism
liberalism
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After World War II, the United States promised to reestablish the global order on the foundations of liberalism.—
Erik Baker,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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