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
Wilson has not shied away from comparisons to new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a fellow Democratic socialist, who was sworn in on Thursday.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won the Democratic nomination for mayor and this week became the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city, is a staunch advocate for Palestinian rights.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
As a way to preempt critics keen to criticize Duwaji for wearing high-end designer (her husband ran for mayor as a democratic socialist), identifying her looks as loans is also strategic.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Identity and controversy The meteoric rise of a Muslim democratic socialist also brought a surge of Islamophobic rhetoric, amplified by national attention on the race.
—Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won the Democratic nomination for mayor and this week became the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city, is a staunch advocate for Palestinian rights.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
As a way to preempt critics keen to criticize Duwaji for wearing high-end designer (her husband ran for mayor as a democratic socialist), identifying her looks as loans is also strategic.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Identity and controversy The meteoric rise of a Muslim democratic socialist also brought a surge of Islamophobic rhetoric, amplified by national attention on the race.
—Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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Putin's cameo was trailed last year by Yuliana Slashcheva, chair of the board of Soyuzmultfilm studio, who said Russia sells its cartoons to former communist and Middle Eastern countries and is looking to grow its presence in China.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Maduro’s capture is a seismic reversal of fortune for Cuba’s communist-run government, which for decades has relied on massive aid packages from its oil-rich South American ally for the island’s very survival.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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