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
The same could not be said about Angela Rayner, his former deputy prime minister, whose earthy, extroverted manner appeals to many young Labour voters and old-fashioned socialists.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Each came from a group called Neighbors First, which has been attacking Hernandez, a democratic socialist, over her votes against police hiring and her opposition to a law barring homeless encampments near schools.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The socialist organization has been ascending since Bernie Sanders’s failed 2016 presidential run (Sanders is a lowercase d and s democratic socialist, not a member of the DSA)—an ascent that was punctuated by actual DSA member Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral win last year.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
And Griffin punched back, apparently much to the surprise of the young socialist.
—Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Each came from a group called Neighbors First, which has been attacking Hernandez, a democratic socialist, over her votes against police hiring and her opposition to a law barring homeless encampments near schools.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The socialist organization has been ascending since Bernie Sanders’s failed 2016 presidential run (Sanders is a lowercase d and s democratic socialist, not a member of the DSA)—an ascent that was punctuated by actual DSA member Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral win last year.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
And Griffin punched back, apparently much to the surprise of the young socialist.
—Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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To get a sentence like that in a communist, radically left-wing city of liberal lunatics is truly amazing.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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