socialist

Word parts

social + -ist

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

Singular socialist

Plural socialists

1. (countable) A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.

   Russia used to be a socialist country during the period when the country was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Adjective

Positive socialist

Comparative more socialist

Superlative most socialist

1. The level of socialism that a person practices.