# socialist

Pronunciation: say "SOH-shuh-list" US /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/, UK /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/

## Noun

1. A person who supports or actively advocates socialism as a political and economic system.
   - Simple: A person who believes in or supports socialism.
   - _As a committed socialist, she campaigned for public ownership of the railways._
   - _The socialists in parliament pushed for higher taxes on the wealthy._

## Adjective

2. Of or relating to socialism, or supporting and advocating its political and economic principles.
   - Simple: Relating to socialism, or in favor of it.
   - _The new government introduced socialist policies aimed at reducing inequality._
   - _His writings reflect a deeply socialist outlook on property and labor._

## Origin

Formed from "social" combined with the suffix "-ist".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/socialist (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).