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
For their part, the Trump campaign targeted Latina voters with million-dollar campaign ads that tapped into their cultural identities and some of their anxieties around communism and socialism.
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Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The news media’s attitudes toward capitalism improved more than attitudes toward socialism or communism over time.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
In 1922, the USSR—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—was formed when delegates from Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation approved a declaration that created the first nation based on Marxist socialism.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
The Italian frequently invoked his potentially incendiary political and religious beliefs (socialism and atheism) in his analyses, and almost never engages in the kind of de-escalatory coachspeak that permeates most MLS press conferences.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The news media’s attitudes toward capitalism improved more than attitudes toward socialism or communism over time.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
In 1922, the USSR—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—was formed when delegates from Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation approved a declaration that created the first nation based on Marxist socialism.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
The Italian frequently invoked his potentially incendiary political and religious beliefs (socialism and atheism) in his analyses, and almost never engages in the kind of de-escalatory coachspeak that permeates most MLS press conferences.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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