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
While the mayor didn't mention his ongoing demand to tax rich city residents, his fellow democratic socialists took to social media to up the ante.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Political experts say modern socialists are essentially competing for influence within the Democratic Party, a function of the two-party system.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The early 1900s saw an influx of Scandinavian and Finnish immigrants who were socialists and farm-labor organizers, who shaped or laid the groundwork for today’s progressive political stance.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Endorsed candidates also agree to certain conditions, including branding themselves as democratic socialists.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or revolutionary socialists, but from the one-percenters themselves.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
This gives the president and the feds power to dictate corporate policy — a longstanding goal of democratic socialists.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Political experts say modern socialists are essentially competing for influence within the Democratic Party, a function of the two-party system.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The early 1900s saw an influx of Scandinavian and Finnish immigrants who were socialists and farm-labor organizers, who shaped or laid the groundwork for today’s progressive political stance.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Endorsed candidates also agree to certain conditions, including branding themselves as democratic socialists.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or revolutionary socialists, but from the one-percenters themselves.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
This gives the president and the feds power to dictate corporate policy — a longstanding goal of democratic socialists.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialists
communists
Noun
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What, are you being brainwashed by communists?—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Apollo went to the moon to demonstrates the United States' — and democracy's — ability to accomplish more than the Soviet Union and the communists could do.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Socialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialists. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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