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
The race to succeed retiring New York City Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez in the 7th District is leading to one of the top Democratic primaries in the five boroughs, pitting progressives against democratic socialists.
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Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The traditional political alliances are frayed, at best, with socialists backing a billionaire and Trump supporting an immigrant.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Democratic socialists won a decisive victory in Hollywood recently, albeit on a political battlefield few politicians have tread.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Over the past week, viral videos created with artificial intelligence have portrayed Pratt as the city’s savior from hapless Democrats and violent socialists.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
The same could not be said about Angela Rayner, his former deputy prime minister, whose earthy, extroverted manner appeals to many young Labour voters and old-fashioned socialists.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
May Day’s roots trace back to the 19th Century, when Marxists, socialists and labor unions called for a day of strikes in Paris and later became a national holiday in the Soviet Union after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
At the time, the constructive Wisconsin socialists were focusing not so much on political posturing or marching around town railing about the rich, but on cleaning up city neighborhoods and improving the quality of citizens’ lives, one functional drain at a time.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The traditional political alliances are frayed, at best, with socialists backing a billionaire and Trump supporting an immigrant.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Democratic socialists won a decisive victory in Hollywood recently, albeit on a political battlefield few politicians have tread.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Over the past week, viral videos created with artificial intelligence have portrayed Pratt as the city’s savior from hapless Democrats and violent socialists.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
The same could not be said about Angela Rayner, his former deputy prime minister, whose earthy, extroverted manner appeals to many young Labour voters and old-fashioned socialists.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
May Day’s roots trace back to the 19th Century, when Marxists, socialists and labor unions called for a day of strikes in Paris and later became a national holiday in the Soviet Union after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
At the time, the constructive Wisconsin socialists were focusing not so much on political posturing or marching around town railing about the rich, but on cleaning up city neighborhoods and improving the quality of citizens’ lives, one functional drain at a time.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialists
communists
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In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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“Socialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialists. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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