noun / adjective

socialist

SOH-shuh-list/sˈoʊʃʌlʌst/

Supporting or relating to social ownership or control of production.

The socialist candidate supports public ownership of factories and major industries.

An adult publicly advocates a community-owned factory by presenting a small workshop model equally held by several ordinary workers; no party symbols or slogans, focus collective ownership.

Etymology

French socialiste names a supporter of socialism; English either borrowed it or formed its own word on that model. The selected sense concerns support for public or collective control of major economic resources.

In context

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I enjoyed my conversation with Richard Wolf who's a socialist.

Socialist Economist Goes to WAR With PBD Over Capitalism Debate

More examples

As a socialist, Maya argues that workers should own their workplaces.
Several socialists oppose selling the city's power company to private investors.
The proposal reflects socialist ideas about who should control production.

Forms

socialist · socialists

socialism noun — A system favoring social ownership of production.

Similar words

collectivist: Emphasizes collective control, not necessarily social ownership of production.
communist: Typically seeks a classless society with common ownership of production.