(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Socialist means based on socialism or relating to socialism.
...members of the ruling Socialist party...
Ethiopia was declared a ~ state.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
A ~ is a person who believes in socialism or who is a member of a ~ party.
The French electorate voted out the ~s.
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