socialist

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also

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socialist (comparative more socialist, superlative most socialist)

1. Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.

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• 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, New York

  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.

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• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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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.

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• socialism

[edit] See also

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