socialist

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.

Pronunciation

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sohshuhluhst

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ˈsoʊʃələst

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

One who supports or advocates socialism.
A political advocate of socialism
A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.

adjective

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.
Of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency: Moderately Common
Typical Use: Neutral / general English

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: One who supports or advocates socialism.

Used this way, socialist is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use socialist

“The socialist party advocates for greater social equality.”

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Supports / political

socialist partysocialist societysoviet socialist

Other combinations

socialist economysocialist realismsocialist revolutionsocialist movementsocialist state

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

socialismnounDerived noun · specialist
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.
sociallyadverbDerived adverb
By or with respect to society.
socializeverbDerived verb
Take part in social activities.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

socialist economynounCompound term
An economic system based on state ownership of capital.
socialist labor partynounCompound term
A political party in the United States.
socialist partynounCompound term
A political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism.
socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriyanounCompound term
A military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean.
socialist republic of vietnamnounCompound term
A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
national socialist german workers' partynounCompound term
The political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933.

Related words

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socializationnounRelated term
The action of establishing on a socialist basis.

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Antonyms

Sense: of or relating to or supporting

capitalist

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