"socialist" meaning in English

See socialist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ [UK], /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ [US] Audio: en-gb-socialist.oga [UK], en-us-socialist.ogg [US] Forms: socialist [positive], more socialist [comparative], most socialist [superlative]
Etymology: social + -ist Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|social|ist}} social + -ist Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The level of socialism that a person practices.
    Sense id: simple-socialist-en-adj-aIhTEHzl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ist

Noun

IPA: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ [UK], /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ [US] Audio: en-gb-socialist.oga [UK], en-us-socialist.ogg [US] Forms: socialist [singular], socialists [plural]
Etymology: social + -ist Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|social|ist}} social + -ist Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.
    Sense id: simple-socialist-en-noun-~6RQk2d2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ist
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