socialist
See also: Socialist
English
Alternative forms
- Socialist (adjective and noun)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
socialist (comparative more socialist, superlative most socialist)
- Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating 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 May, Albert Einstein, “Why Socialism?”, in Monthly Review:
- 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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- antisocialist
- anti-socialist
- champagne socialist
- democratic socialist
- eco-socialist
- ecosocialist
- enviro-socialist
- international socialist
- Marxian socialist
- national socialist
- National Socialist
- neo-socialist
- neosocialist
- palaeosocialist, palaeo-socialist
- paleosocialist, paleo-socialist
- pan-socialist
- postsocialist, post-socialist
- presocialist, pre-socialist
- prosocialist, pro-socialist
- pseudosocialist, pseudo-socialist
- Radical Socialist, Radical-Socialist
- radical socialist, radical-socialist
- Sacred Heart socialist
- scientific socialist
- socialist of the chair
- socialist party
- socialist realism
- socialist realist
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- utopian socialist
Related terms
Translations
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
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Noun
socialist (plural socialists)
- One who supports 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.
Antonyms
- capitalist
- free enterpriser
Derived terms
- academic socialist
- antisocialist
- anti-socialist
- champagne socialist
- chardonnay socialist
- convinced socialist
- eco-socialist
- ecosocialist
- Gucci socialist
- libertarian socialist
- Marxian socialist
- National Socialist
- neo-socialist
- neosocialist
- palaeosocialist
- palaeo-socialist
- paleosocialist
- paleo-socialist
- parlor socialist
- parlour socialist
- post-socialist
- postsocialist
- pre-socialist
- presocialist
- prosocialist
- pro-socialist
- pseudosocialist
- pseudo-socialist
- Radical Socialist
- radical socialist
- Sacred Heart socialist
- silver-spoon socialist
- smoked salmon socialist
- state socialist
Translations
one who supports or advocates socialism
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See also
References
- “socialist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- socialist in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “socialist”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
- "socialist" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 286.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “socialist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to social + -ist. From French socialiste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [soɕaˈlisd̥]
Noun
socialist c (singular definite socialisten, plural indefinite socialister)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | socialist | socialisten | socialister | socialisterne |
| genitive | socialists | socialistens | socialisters | socialisternes |
Dutch
Etymology
From English socialist, from French socialiste.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌsoː.ʃaːˈlɪst/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˌsoː.s(i.)jaːˈlɪst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: so‧ci‧a‧list
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
socialist m (plural socialisten, diminutive socialistje n, feminine socialiste)
- socialist [from ca. 1840]
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Romanian
Alternative forms
- сочиалист (socialist) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from French socialiste, By surface analysis, social + -ist.
Adjective
socialist m or n (feminine singular socialistă, masculine plural socialiști, feminine and neuter plural socialiste)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | socialist | socialistă | socialiști | socialiste | |||
| definite | socialistul | socialista | socialiștii | socialistele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | socialist | socialiste | socialiști | socialiste | |||
| definite | socialistului | socialistei | socialiștilor | socialistelor | ||||
Derived terms
- Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească f
- republică autonomă socialistă sovietică f
- republică sovietică socialistă f
- Uniunea Republicilor Sovietice Socialiste f
Noun
socialist m (plural socialiști, feminine equivalent socialistă)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | socialist | socialistul | socialiști | socialiștii | |
| genitive-dative | socialist | socialistului | socialiști | socialiștilor | |
| vocative | socialistule | socialiștilor | |||
Related terms
Swedish
Noun
socialist c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | socialist | socialists |
| definite | socialisten | socialistens | |
| plural | indefinite | socialister | socialisters |
| definite | socialisterna | socialisternas |