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
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won election after pledging to make the city more affordable for middle-class residents, ran on universal child care.
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ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The socialist seems to be walking back a campaign promise to expand the city’s billion-dollar rental voucher program.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2026
The new mayor is fond of his On the Waterfront rhetoric, and tends to suggest that, before the socialists came to power, city government was dismissive of the poor and working class.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
The socialist seems to be walking back a campaign promise to expand the city’s billion-dollar rental voucher program.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2026
The new mayor is fond of his On the Waterfront rhetoric, and tends to suggest that, before the socialists came to power, city government was dismissive of the poor and working class.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialist
communist
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Apollo went to the moon to demonstrates the United States' — and democracy's — ability to accomplish more than the Soviet Union and the communists could do.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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And then communists in Vietnam.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialist. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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