socialist

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ UK /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #10077

Meanings

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

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

capitalist capitalistic

Word family

Forms socialists

Derived forms anti-socialistantisocialisteco-socialistecosocialistneo-socialistneosocialistpalaeo-socialistpalaeosocialistpaleo-socialistpaleosocialistpost-socialistpostsocialist

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Phrases (1)

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socialist realism
a style of realistic art developed in the Soviet Union to express socialist ideals

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From social + -ist.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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