socialist
noun
so·cial·ist
ˈsō-sh(ə-)list 
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
capitalized
: a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist
adjective
often capitalized
Examples of socialist in a Sentence
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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Grant, who was born in Guyana, was a charismatic socialist with a national following.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton play the titular socialists and Jack Nicholson shows up to play Eugene O’Neill (offering an unintentional preview of Something’s Gotta Give).
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
These ideas lean socialist, which some disagree with, but his focus was ensuring that opportunities were equally available for all who want them.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
The 2010s resistance to Trump — that sprawling, seemingly irrepressible mass movement that joined everyone from Bush Republicans to Bernie socialists — was like little else in the modern era.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton play the titular socialists and Jack Nicholson shows up to play Eugene O’Neill (offering an unintentional preview of Something’s Gotta Give).
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
These ideas lean socialist, which some disagree with, but his focus was ensuring that opportunities were equally available for all who want them.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
The 2010s resistance to Trump — that sprawling, seemingly irrepressible mass movement that joined everyone from Bush Republicans to Bernie socialists — was like little else in the modern era.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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