state socialist

1 of 2

noun

: an advocate of state socialism

state-socialist

2 of 2

adjective

: of or relating to state socialism

Word History

Etymology

Noun

translation of German staatssozialist

Adjective

state socialist

First Known Use

Noun

1879, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1882, in the meaning defined above

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