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
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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This is not a failing of the principles of liberalism, however, but a failure of those entrusted to act in its name.—
Philip Mullins,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Reminiscent of the violence against labor unions, liberalism, and Black soldiers that followed World War I, Robinson testified against Robeson in a climate that was now being called the second Red Scare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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