German word

Sozialist

Pronunciation

IPA/zoːtsi̯aˈlɪst/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsocialist

Example

Er ist Sozialist.

He is a socialist.

Illustration for Sozialist (socialist)

More examples

Als bekennender Sozialist kritisiert er die wachsende Ungleichheit.

As an avowed socialist, he criticizes the growing inequality.

Core concept

A public advocate linking economic organization with greater social equality.

Common phrases

  • als bekennender Sozialist

    as an avowed socialist

  • ein engagierter Sozialist

    a committed socialist

  • ein führender Sozialist

    a leading socialist

Similar words

Sozialdemokrat: A person who seeks to reduce inequality through elections, markets, welfare, and taxes.
Kommunist: A person who seeks a classless society through shared resources and production.

Definition in German

Jemand, der politische oder wirtschaftliche Strukturen zugunsten gemeinschaftlichen Eigentums und sozialer Gleichheit befürwortet.

Word origin

Sozialist became established in German during the nineteenth-century socialist movement from sozial plus -ist, a productive suffix for ideological adherents.

Usage tips

  • As a political label, Sozialist is more specific than sozial; the adjective sozial can also mean charitable or concerned with society.

Opposites

  • Kapitalistcapitalistnoun
  • Konservativerconservativenoun

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