socialist

Etymology

social +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/
• (US): IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/, IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊˌʃəlɪst/

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Adjective

socialist (comparative more socialist, superlative most socialist)

1. Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
   • 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1:

     ...it must be remembered that in a Socialist farm or manufactory, each labourer would be under the eye not of one master, but of the whole community.

   • 1949, Albert Einstein, "Why Socialism?", Monthly Review, May 1949:

     I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.

Noun

socialist (plural socialists)

1. One who practices or advocates socialism.
   • 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1:

     A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate.

Related terms

• socialism

See also

• capitalist
• communist
• leftist
• leninist
• maoist
• marxist
• stalinist

References

“socialist” in Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd rev. and updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.

Further reading

• "socialist" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 286.

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Noun

socialist m (plural socialisten, diminutive socialistje n)

1. socialist