as in communists
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 socialists
With key figures like Governor KathyHochul and Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie already on board, Jeffries’ endorsement isolates remaining holdouts and underscores the growing influence of Democratic socialists in mainstream politics.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The economy, juiced by billions of dollars in funding from Brussels, was growing fast after recovering from the 2008 global financial crisis, which had damaged the political fortunes of Hungary’s socialists, in power when the crisis hit.
—New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Johnson raised concerns that nuking the filibuster could one day empower socialists, in an appearance on C-SPAN Thursday.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
As Mamdani continues to lead in the polls, the conversation turns to governing, where the stakes could not be higher for fans who view his candidacy as one that could open the door for other democratic socialists.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Bernie Sanders, practically yelling into the phone, reminded me of the repression that has historically kept socialists at the margins of American politics.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Globally, all kinds of left-of-center observers—liberals, socialists, social democrats, Cuban and Soviet-aligned actors—found something in the Nicaraguan experiment that resonated with their own visions.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
That coalition between the far-left, communists, greens and socialists has since imploded.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The economy, juiced by billions of dollars in funding from Brussels, was growing fast after recovering from the 2008 global financial crisis, which had damaged the political fortunes of Hungary’s socialists, in power when the crisis hit.
—New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Johnson raised concerns that nuking the filibuster could one day empower socialists, in an appearance on C-SPAN Thursday.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
As Mamdani continues to lead in the polls, the conversation turns to governing, where the stakes could not be higher for fans who view his candidacy as one that could open the door for other democratic socialists.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Bernie Sanders, practically yelling into the phone, reminded me of the repression that has historically kept socialists at the margins of American politics.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Globally, all kinds of left-of-center observers—liberals, socialists, social democrats, Cuban and Soviet-aligned actors—found something in the Nicaraguan experiment that resonated with their own visions.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
That coalition between the far-left, communists, greens and socialists has since imploded.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialists
communists
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In 1950, Secretary of State Dean Acheson issued new regulations that prevented communists, and people suspected of being communists, from obtaining passports.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Between 1950 and 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy's lists of communists were actually just targets.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Socialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialists. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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