socialist

Speech parts

1. socialist - Noun

2. socialist - Adjective

Meaning

One who advocates or practices the doctrines of socialism.

Alt. of Socialistic

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

socialistic progressive leftist egalitarian collectivist communist fabian bolshevik Marxist Maoist left red liberal labour lefty
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Antonyms

capitalist capitalistic republican tory right traditional
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Hypernyms

pol politico politician political leader

Hyponyms

communist fabian commie leftist collectivist internationalist

Phrases with the word

state socialist Adjarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic national socialist party national socialist germany socialist countries socialist country

Examples

The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument. Newt Gingrich

Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life. Mikhail Gorbachev

If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a socialist and have done with it. Margaret Thatcher

I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life. Lalu Prasad Yadav

Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them. Margaret Thatcher

As for me, I am deeply a democrat; this is why I am in no way a socialist. Democracy and socialism cannot go together. You can't have it both ways. Socialism is a new form of slavery. Alexis de Tocqueville

Close letter words and terms

socialism in one country socialism of the chair socialism with a human face socialist autocracy socialist capital socialist collectives