socialist

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see also: Socialist

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Pronunciation

• (British): IPA: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/
• (America): IPA: /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/, IPA: /ˈsoʊˌʃəlɪst/

Adjective

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.

Translations

• French: socialiste
• German: sozialistisch
• Portuguese: socialista
• Russian: социалисти́ческий
• Spanish: socialista

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.

Translations

• French: socialiste
• German: Sozialist, Sozialistin
• Portuguese: socialista
• Russian: социали́ст
• Spanish: socialista

Related terms

• socialism

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Socialist

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Adjective

socialist (not comparable)

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

Noun

socialist (plural socialists)

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

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