socialist

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ UK /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/
adj noun Freq #10077

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who supports socialism, a system in which the community or government controls how wealth and resources are shared.

    As a socialist, she believes healthcare should be free for everyone.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to or supporting socialism.

    The party won the election on a socialist platform.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · relating to or supporting... socialistic
Opposites
Word family
Forms socialists
Derived forms anti-socialistantisocialisteco-socialistecosocialistneo-socialistneosocialistpalaeo-socialistpalaeosocialistpaleo-socialistpaleosocialistpost-socialistpostsocialist

Etymology

From social + -ist.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.