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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

socialist

/ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/

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What does socialist mean?

adjective

  1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.
  2. Of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.

noun

  1. One who supports or advocates socialism.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/

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It presents both the entrepreneurial skills and drives of the capitalist system and widespread government intervention of the socialist mold.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
The Socialist party was a really democratic political organization—it was controlled absolutely by its own membership, and had no bosses.
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
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But it spread with remarkable rapidity in many countries and soon became a great power for the propagation of Socialist ideas.
Bertrand RussellProposed Roads to FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #690
The Socialist insists that healthy humanity is impossible without a radical improvement of the social--and therefore of the economic and industrial--environment.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689
If Hudge, the Socialist, does want the family he must be prepared for the natural restraints, distinctions and divisions of labor in the family.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #1717