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socialist

[soh-shuh-list] / ˈsoʊ ʃə lɪst /


ADJECTIVE
left-wing
Synonyms


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“For some reason that no one can figure out, I really, really like you,” Johnson’s Trump told Mamdani, poking fun at the unlikely rapport between the president and the democratic socialist mayor.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Most voters don’t give a hoot about which candidate is more of a socialist or a moderate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Just before Bannon spoke, democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont told the same crowd that Washington policymakers had not addressed the "potentially catastrophic consequence" of unregulated AI.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Many feminists, especially socialist ones, have demanded wages for housework as well as childcare—salaries, in other words, for mothers who stay home.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

I found a socialist bookstore and read a history of the labor movement.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

I spoke with college students, IT professionals, democratic socialists and even a retired art teacher at the protests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Legislation liberalizing the sector is expected to sail through parliament, where Rodriguez's socialists have a majority.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

But it showed that there can be successful democratic socialists all over the world.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025

He quickly rose to become a top organizer and leader in the party’s perpetual street fighting with political opponents, especially socialists and communists.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025

"At home," said Gronski, "you vent your spleen upon the socialists, and here you wish to vent it upon the aristocracy."

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz




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