as in communist
an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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Recent Examples of socialist
Bloomberg, who previously spent millions to oppose Mamdani’s primary bid, did not endorse the socialist but spent the session discussing transportation, policing, and the mechanics of City Hall staffing.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads in polls 60 days before the November general election.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Critics of Mamdani have been concerned that the anti-Mamdani vote could be split among the other candidates and allow the Democratic socialist to win.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Remember this yet again next time conservatives marinating in their victimhood claim Hollywood is full of socialists.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for mayor, leads in polls 60 days before the November general election.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Critics of Mamdani have been concerned that the anti-Mamdani vote could be split among the other candidates and allow the Democratic socialist to win.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Remember this yet again next time conservatives marinating in their victimhood claim Hollywood is full of socialists.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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The dead communist doesn’t live to regret underestimating Manville’s character, but others will — albeit less for her capability than for her willingness to fight back.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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