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nonsocialist

nonsocialist

6.7
Not supporting public ownership or state control of businesses
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈsoʊʃəlɪst/
: no socialista
  • But the nonsocialist parties lost the election, and a parliamentary majority consisting of the Social Democrats, the Communists, and the Greens was able to pass legislation for the gradual extension of the parental insurance benefit period to eighteen months as of July 1, 1989.

Examples

  • This includes popular opinion toward a socialist candidate (Daniel Ortega) and toward his nonsocialist opposition.

    Academic text (1992)

  • This action was not supported by the women's organizations of those nonsocialist parties.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The debate highlighted the differences in policies between the nonsocialist candidates and their socialist opponents.

  • In a recent election, the nonsocialist party focused on free-market solutions rather than government intervention.

  • Voters were concerned about the proposals put forth by the nonsocialist faction, fearing potential cuts to social services.

Synonyms

antisocialist
vsnonsocialist
1 7.5

Not supporting socialism or the idea of government control of business

does not support socialism but is not actively opposing it

Antonyms

socialist
169 4.9

Relating to or supporting community ownership of businesses and public services

How Socialist

socialist
169 4.9
nonsocialist
6.7

Surface Forms

nonsocialist positive

Morphology

nonsocialist = socialist (transparent) = non + social + ist

The meaning is a straightforward negation: 'non-' + 'socialist' means 'not socialist'.

Etymology

Nonsocialist combines the prefix non- meaning 'not' with socialist, which comes from social meaning 'society' and the political idea 'socialism'. So a nonsocialist policy or position is one that is 'not' based on or supporting socialist ideas.