SOCIALISM Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

socialism

noun

Definition of socialism

as in liberalism

a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies an ardent opponent of socialism

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Recent Examples of socialism In the past, Republicans' messaging on socialism had a powerful impact on this district. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026 For two centuries socialism—a term first used by the French political economist Pierre Leroux—has been both a critique of capitalism and an alternative to it. — Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Big business, however, stands at just 35%, behind socialism at 43%. — Jason Thurlkill, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The last decade has seen a resurgence of interest in socialism, from Bernie Sanders’s runs for president to the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and recently the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York mayor. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for socialism

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liberalism

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Three separate studies in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee discovered the same relationship between degree of Southern accent and political conservatism or liberalism.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
But conventional explanations emphasizing liberalism’s association with economic development and the rise of a middle class cannot fully account for ideological shifts.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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