socialist
noun
so·cial·ist
ˈsō-sh(ə-)list 
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
Socialist
: a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist
adjective
often Socialist
Examples of socialist in a Sentence
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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The plutocrat and the socialist could not be called allies; in the 2025 mayoral election, Bloomberg endorsed Andrew Cuomo and spent some nine and a half million dollars to defeat Mamdani.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
The socialist will soon take charge of City Hall and succeed current Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the mayoral race before the general election.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
The 34-year-old democratic socialist made sweeping promises to reshape how New Yorkers live, commute and even shop to improve affordability in the nation’s largest city.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, focused much of his campaign platform on affordability, proposing to freeze rent in the city and make city buses free, among other ideas.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
The socialist will soon take charge of City Hall and succeed current Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the mayoral race before the general election.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
The 34-year-old democratic socialist made sweeping promises to reshape how New Yorkers live, commute and even shop to improve affordability in the nation’s largest city.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, focused much of his campaign platform on affordability, proposing to freeze rent in the city and make city buses free, among other ideas.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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