as in liberalism
a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies
an ardent opponent of socialism
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Recent Examples of socialism
Florida’s voters, and their leaders in Washington, shouldn’t want to duplicate the medical horrors of socialism.
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Michelle Flowers, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Concha noted that this lack of knowledge of socialism represents Mamdani’s voter base.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Republicans reacted to progressive primary wins during the first Trump term by warning that the Democratic Party was an incubator for socialism.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
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Michelle Flowers, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Concha noted that this lack of knowledge of socialism represents Mamdani’s voter base.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Republicans reacted to progressive primary wins during the first Trump term by warning that the Democratic Party was an incubator for socialism.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialism
liberalism
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But his defense of liberalism, which rejects considerations of what anyone deserves, is in some ways more radical than many flashier schools of thought.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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But no voter was making their 2028 decisions yet, and some South Carolina Democrats were acutely aware that Newsom epitomizes the liberalism that southern Republicans use as a foil.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 July 2025
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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