socialist

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English

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Etymology

From social +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

socialist (comparative more socialist, superlative most socialist)

  1. 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.

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Noun

socialist (plural socialists)

  1. 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.

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Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to social +‎ -ist. From French socialiste.

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Noun

socialist c (singular definite socialisten, plural indefinite socialister)

  1. socialist

Declension

Declension of socialist
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.

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Noun

socialist m (plural socialisten, diminutive socialistje n)

  1. socialist

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  • Afrikaans: sosialis
  • → Indonesian: sosialis

Romanian

Alternative forms

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)

  1. socialist

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Declension of socialist
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

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Noun

socialist m (plural socialiști, feminine equivalent socialistă)

  1. socialist

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Declension of socialist
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) socialist socialistul (niște) socialiști socialiștii
genitive/dative (unui) socialist socialistului (unor) socialiști socialiștilor
vocative socialistule socialiștilor

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Swedish

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socialist c

  1. a socialist

Declension

Declension of socialist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative socialist socialisten socialister socialisterna
Genitive socialists socialistens socialisters socialisternas

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