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an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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Modern fascist parties might have accommodated themselves to electoral democracy, as did many socialists and archconservatives before them.
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Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
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“Socialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialists. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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