Definitions for Socialist
ˈsoʊ ʃə lɪstso·cial·ist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socialistadjective

   a political advocate of socialism

2. socialistic, socialistadjective

   advocating or following the socialist principles

   "socialistic government"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socialistnoun

   One who practices or advocates socialism.

2. socialistadjective

   Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.

3. Socialistnoun

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

4. Socialistadjective

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socialist

   Socialism is a political philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic and social systems, which are characterised by social ownership of the means of production, with an emphasis on democratic control, such as workers' self-management, as opposed to private ownership. Socialism includes the political, social, and economic philosophies and movements associated with the proposal and implementention of such systems. Social ownership can be public, community, collective, cooperative, or employee. While no single definition encapsulates the many types of socialism, social ownership is the one common element, and is considered left-wing. Different types of socialism vary based on the role of markets and planning in resource allocation, on the structure of management in organizations, and from below or from above approaches, with some socialists favouring a party, state, or technocratic-driven approach. Socialists disagree on whether government, particularly existing government, is the correct vehicle for change.Socialist systems are divided into non-market and market forms. Non-market socialism substitutes factor markets and often money with integrated economic planning and engineering or technical criteria based on calculation performed in-kind, thereby producing a different economic mechanism that functions according to different economic laws and dynamics than those of capitalism. A non-market socialist system seeks to eliminate the perceived inefficiencies, irrationalities, unpredictability, and crises that socialists traditionally associate with capital accumulation and the profit system in capitalism. By contrast, market socialism retains the use of monetary prices, factor markets and in some cases the profit motive, with respect to the operation of socially owned enterprises and the allocation of capital goods between them. Profits generated by these firms would be controlled directly by the workforce of each firm or accrue to society at large in the form of a social dividend. Anarchism and libertarian socialism oppose the use of the state as a means to establish socialism, favouring decentralisation above all, whether to establish non-market socialism or market socialism.Socialist politics has been both internationalist and nationalist; organised through political parties and opposed to party politics; at times overlapping with trade unions and at other times independent and critical of them, and present in both industrialised and developing nations. Social democracy originated within the socialist movement, supporting economic and social interventions to promote social justice. While retaining socialism as a long-term goal, since the post-war period it came to embrace a mixed economy based on Keynesianism within a predominantly developed capitalist market economy and liberal democratic polity that expands state intervention to include income redistribution, regulation, and a welfare state. Economic democracy proposes a sort of market socialism, with more democratic control of companies, currencies, investments, and natural resources.The socialist political movement includes a set of political philosophies that originated in the revolutionary movements of the mid-to-late 18th century and out of concern for the social problems that were associated with capitalism. By the late 19th century, after the work of Karl Marx and his collaborator Friedrich Engels, socialism had come to signify anti-capitalism and advocacy for a post-capitalist system based on some form of social ownership of the means of production. By the early 1920s, communism and social democracy had become the two dominant political tendencies within the international socialist movement, with socialism itself becoming the most influential secular movement of the 20th century. Socialist parties and ideas remain a political force with varying degrees of power and influence on all continents, heading national governments in many countries around the world. Many socialists also adopted the causes of other social movements, such as feminism, environmentalism, and progressivism.While the emergence of the Soviet Union as the world's first nominally socialist state led to socialism's widespread association with the Soviet economic model, several scholars posit that in practice, the model functioned as a form of state capitalism. Several academics, political commentators, and scholars have distinguished between authoritarian socialist and democratic socialist states, with the first representing the Eastern Bloc and the latter representing Western Bloc countries which have been democratically governed by socialist parties such as Britain, France, Sweden, and Western countries in general, among others. Following the end of the Cold War, many of these countries have moved away from socialism as a neoliberal consensus replaced the social democratic consensus in the advanced capitalist world.

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1. socialist

   A socialist is a person who advocates for or believes in socialism, a political and economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned, controlled, or regulated collectively by the community as a whole or by the government. This philosophy promotes an egalitarian society, aiming to reduce income and social inequalities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socialistnoun

   one who advocates or practices the doctrines of socialism

2. Socialistadjective

   alt. of Socialistic

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. socialiste.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socialist

   1. A person easily peeved. 2. In economics, a school of thought founded by Cain. 3. A man who, so far as he himself is concerned, considers a thing done when he has suggested it.

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1. socialist

   A citizen or person who supports socialism

   We have chosen to be socialist to ensure optimum health, human rights and world peace, it makes simple, intelligent and just sense

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 22, 2021  

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   socialist

   A form of politician or member of government that cocreates, experiences and provides policies, law and legislation using socialism

   Socialist policies, law and legislation cocreate optimum health, human rights and world peac

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 22, 2021  

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   socialist

   An organization, councillor, political party or politician that supports and chooses to cocreate, experience and provide socialism

   Socialist policies are simple, easy, effective and efficient to cocreate

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 22, 2021  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Socialist' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3026

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Socialist' in Adjectives Frequency: #415

How to pronounce Socialist?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Socialist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Socialist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Socialist in a Sentence

1. Danni Finn:

   The fact that he's a socialist -- that's probably the biggest reason I wouldn't vote for him.

2. John Flynn:

   Fred was the son of a working class socialist( member of parliament) who became a world tennis champion at a time when tennis was an elitist sport. He started a business with a Jewish businessman from Eastern Europe, no, we don't support the ideals or the( Proud Boys). It is counter to our beliefs and the people we work with.

3. President Nicolas Maduro:

   Let's meet, let's restore dialogue, respect, co-existence of models: you are a capitalist, right-wing, I am socialist, Bolivarian, Chavista.

4. Mo Brooks:

   If you're talking about mainstream fake news media at the national level, of course, they want a socialist. And I'm definitely not a socialist, they consider me very much a foe of their political ideology. Likewise, I consider them very much a foe of conservative principles that made us America. So we're at odds.

5. Fernand Amandi:

   When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it? Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, has refused to back down from his comments arguing during Tuesday nights debate in South Carolina that former President Barack Obama had once praised the Castro regimes progress on education and healthcare. The Vermont lawmaker said there is a reticence among Americans to look back at Washingtons own history of overthrowing foreign governments and supporting dictators. It might be a good idea to be honest of American foreign policy and that is the American government helped overthrow governments in Chile, Nicaragua, and Iran, Sanders said in reference to U.S. support in overthrowing leaders in those countries in the 1970s and 80s. Sanders reference to Obama did not sit well with former Vice President Joe Biden, who claimed that his boss never embraced an authoritarian regime, while former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg lamented that the candidates were debating about Cold War-era policies. This is not about what coups happened in the 1970s and 80s, this is about the future, Buttigieg said. Sanders comments about the Castro regime could play a large role in how he fares in Floridas March 17 primary. Sanders socialist identification and his willingness to praise leftist regimes have given his Democratic opponents ammunition to question his electability in a state with a large Cuban American population that remains fiercely skeptical of leftist governments. In Florida, where Hispanics account for nearly one in every five voters, that skepticism could present a major hurdle for Sanders in the states primary, and for Democrats hoping to win Floridas 29 electoral votes in November. According to an Associated Press survey, about a third of Cuban American midterm voters identified as Democrats. However, Democrats hardly have a lock on that vote in battleground Florida, particularly among the nearly 2 million Floridians of Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan origin. In 2018, Republican Ron DeSantis narrowly won Floridas governors mansion. While more than two-fifths of Florida Latinos voters favored DeSantis overall, a clear majority of Cuban American voters 57 percent cast their support for the Republican. Critics say Sanders needs to more strongly disavow Cuba and other authoritarian regimes. Its not just about Cuban American voters, its Hispanic voters as well, many of whom would never consider voting for an avowed socialist ....

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Socialist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Socialist
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Socialist
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Socialist