socialist
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈsoʊʃəlɪst/
:
socialista
- On the other hand, capitalism does actively thwart socialist and revolutionary organization, especially where it is effective.
- a socialist party
- a socialist country
- a socialist system
What can the people do to battle, you know, socialist Silicon Valley?
- What can the people do to battle, you know, socialist Silicon Valley?
- I'm a capitalist, but it's got to have a socialist heart, you know?
- But they were underarm, They had immigration problems, they had socialist welfare states.
- So it's kind of an inversion of classic socialist theory.
- It's like New Deal with a lot of like socialist, communist pressure at the time.
- And eventually you converge in this socialist ideal.
- And then you had people like Juray who would have been pretty darn socialist just without Castro.
- So the what what the sort of Bernie Sanders kind of socialist elements, that's very different, right?
- Stop electing people that are that are socialist.
- So, and my concern is America is going socialist.
- You know, Iron Council, you could say is, is more socialist or more Marxist in that respect.
- This transition to what Deng described as socialist market economy was by no means easy.
Examples
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Our socialist democracy has to be put in the context of the socialist legal system.
Academic text (1990) -
Dublin city is fertile ground for the socialist thinking advancing across Europe and America.
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I think most people who are not far, far left socialist would not agree with with that happening.
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- He had a long background in socialist politics, right?
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I, I know more labor songs than any of my socialist friends.
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We're very, yeah, we're socialist in our social fabric.
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I have been astounded at the number of Americans who are fine with our country moving in a socialist direction.
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The core and essence of socialist democracy is that the people govern the state.
Academic text (1990) -
Almost 90 percent of Cuba's trade is with socialist countries, an increase from 74 percent nine years ago.
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Many people believe that a socialist system prioritizes equality and public welfare.
Synonyms
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7.2
Wanting the government to own or control businesses and property to make people more equal
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.4
A political party in the United States that supports government ownership of businesses and greater economic equality
- Offensive
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9.3
A political movement in Germany under Hitler that combines strong national pride with harmful racist ideas
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A system where the state or community owns major businesses and resources instead of private owners
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8.4
A political party in Germany led by Adolf Hitler that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945
A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks abroad
The largest republic of the former Soviet Union, covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia from 1917 to 1991
A large republic of the former Soviet Union covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia, now Russia
A political party in the United States that wants workers to own businesses peacefully
The official name of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi from 1977 to 2011
- Specialized
An official art style in socialist countries that shows workers and everyday life in a positive way
A former large country in eastern Europe and northern Asia with a communist government
How Socialist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Socialist as an adjective uses the same parts: social 'of society' and -ist to show connection to that idea. So when something is called socialist, it relates to ideas about community ownership or strong public services.