socialist

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  1. noun An advocate of socialism.
  2. noun A member of a political party or group that advocates socialism.
  3. adjective Of, promoting, or practicing socialism.
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  • Washington watched in disbelief as the first Latin American socialist revolution unfolded only —  Party for Socialism and Liberation Stories
  • Believing in Marxism, Mao's thoughts and the socialist is the hope for our country. —  Telegraph Blogs
  • Not that long ago, anyone who was properly labeled as a socialist was appropriately excluded from the American economic debate-virtually no one, including myself, has any interest in nationalizing the entire private sector. —  Hullabaloo
  • As is expected, Morales 'buddy Chávez has supported the Bolivian government with military aid, but if the conflict gets much worse, it could be the first popular affront to Chávez's coterie of Latin American socialist elected authoritarians. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • Republicans objected to the plan to take $500 million from Pinnacol Assurance, the state's dominant workers 'compensation insurer, which they called a socialist and "banana republic" maneuver. —  coloradoan.com - Local News
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  1. = French socialiste = Spanish Portuguese socialista = German socialist; as social + -ist.
 

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/ˈsoʊʃəlɪst/
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