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
Throughout the late nineteenth century and much of the twentieth, Jewish socialists, liberals, anarchists, and Zionists all saw their respective political programs as offering a remedy for anti-Semitism.
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Mamdani, the democratic socialist favored to become New York City’s next mayor, won the Democratic primary in an upset victory on promises to make the nation’s most expensive city more affordable.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Former President Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, after the socialist won the June primary.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
However, unlike President Obama, and very much like Bernie Sanders, Mamdani hasn't initially made big inroads with Black voters, an essential step for any democratic socialist aiming to grow beyond liberal enclaves.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Mamdani, the democratic socialist favored to become New York City’s next mayor, won the Democratic primary in an upset victory on promises to make the nation’s most expensive city more affordable.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Former President Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, after the socialist won the June primary.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
However, unlike President Obama, and very much like Bernie Sanders, Mamdani hasn't initially made big inroads with Black voters, an essential step for any democratic socialist aiming to grow beyond liberal enclaves.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The nationalists and communists fell into an uneasy truce with the creation of the second united front in 1937.—
Meredith Oyen,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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