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
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and Menin, a moderate democrat, have developed an antagonistic relationship in their first months of leadership.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, ran for mayor on a platform of free buses, universal childcare and city-run grocery stores paid for in part by levying higher taxes on the rich.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, ran a mayoral campaign focused on affordability.
—Fiona Bork, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
The democratic socialist quickly became a standard bearer for progressives and a test case for the midterms.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, ran for mayor on a platform of free buses, universal childcare and city-run grocery stores paid for in part by levying higher taxes on the rich.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, ran a mayoral campaign focused on affordability.
—Fiona Bork, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
The democratic socialist quickly became a standard bearer for progressives and a test case for the midterms.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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In that 1945 to 1985 period, there was very little overlap in the economies, technologies, or communications of the communist and the capitalist worlds.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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What, are you being brainwashed by communists?—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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