SOCIALISM Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

socialism

noun

as in liberalism

a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies an ardent opponent of socialism

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Recent Examples of socialism His campaign has also invested heavily in ads targeting Latino voters, positioning himself as a champion against communism and socialism. —

Yacob Reyes, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 Reasonable people should agree that addressing this imbalance is not socialism. —

Lynn Forester De Rothschild, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024 His Sinicization program, introduced in 2015, stipulates religious groups must adapt to socialism by integrating their beliefs and customs with Chinese culture and political ideology. —

Karishma Vaswani, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024 The rest of the Labour manifesto comprised a mix of modest centrism with soft socialism. —

Luke McGee, CNN, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for socialism