socialist
has definitions from the field of politics
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[ adjective ] (politics) of or relating to or promoting or practicing socialism
Synonyms Examples "socialist theory" "socialist realism" "a socialist party" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)The world exploded when Fascism challenged all concepts of peace and liberty , and the outraged , freedom loving peoples of the Capitalist and Socialist worlds combined forces to stamp Fascist tyranny into cringing submission . (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)The long road that had taken liberals in_this country into the social religion of democracy , into a worship of man , led logically to the Marxist dream of a classless society under a Socialist State . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)But while the corporation has all the disadvantages of the socialist form of organization ( so cumbersome it cannot constructively do much of anything not compatible with its need to perpetuate itself and maintain its status_quo ) , unluckily it does not have the desirable aspect of socialism , the motivation to operate for the benefit of society as_a_whole . |
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[ noun ] (politics) a political advocate of socialism
Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)Whatever the merits of its intent , Utopian communism is far too naive , far too crude , to suit any modern socialist or communist . |
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[ adjective ] (politics) advocating or following the socialist principles
Synonyms Examples "socialistic government" Related terms |
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