socialist

[soh-shuh-list] Example Sentences Origin

so·cial·ist

[soh-shuh-list]
noun
1.
an advocate or supporter of socialism.
2.
(initial capital letter) a member of the U.S. Socialist party.
adjective

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Socialist is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1825–35; social + -ist

non·so·cial·ist, noun, adjective
pre·so·cial·ist, noun
sem·i·so·cial·ist, noun

communist, fascist, Marxist, socialist.
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  • Maybe this is because they don't want to be seen negatively in a socialist society.
  • Think of it as the socialist model for informational exchange.
  • As countries have become more socialist they have watched their standard of living deteriorate.
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socialist (ˈsəʊʃəlɪst)
 
n
1.  a supporter or advocate of socialism or any party promoting socialism (socialist party)
 
adj
2.  of, characteristic of, implementing, or relating to socialism
3.  (sometimes capital) of, characteristic of, or relating to socialists or a socialist party

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Word Origin & History

socialist
1827, from Fr. socialiste, in reference to the teachings of Comte de Saint-Simon, founder of French socialism. The word begins to be used in French in the modern sense c.1835. Socialista, with a different sense, was applied 18c. to followers and pupils of Dutch jurist Grotius (1583-1645).
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"Prison is a Socialist's Paradise, where equality prevails, everything is supplied and competition is eliminated." [Elbert Hubbard, "The Note Book," 1927]
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