different between centrist vs socialist

English

Etymology

From French centriste.

Adjective

centrist (comparative more centrist, superlative most centrist)

1. Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.

Translations

Noun

centrist (plural centrists)

1. A person who advocates centrism.

Translations

Coordinate terms

• leftist
• rightist

Anagrams

• citterns, stricten

Romanian

Etymology

From French centriste

Noun

centrist m (plural centri?ti)

1. centrist

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• Socialist (noun and verb)

Etymology

social +? -ist

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /?s????l?st/
• (US): IPA^(key): /?so?.??.l?st/, IPA^(key): /?so????l?st/

Adjective

socialist (comparative more socialist, superlative most socialist)

1. Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
   • 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1:

     ...it must be remembered that in a Socialist farm or manufactory, each labourer would be under the eye not of one master, but of the whole community.

   • 1949, Albert Einstein, "Why Socialism?", Monthly Review, May 1949:

     I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.

Synonyms

• socialistic

Antonyms

• capitalist
• capitalistic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

socialist (plural socialists)

1. One who practices or advocates socialism.
   • 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1:

     A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate.

Antonyms

• capitalist
• free enterpriser

Derived terms

Translations

Related terms

• socialism

See also

References

• socialist at OneLook Dictionary Search
• socialist in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• “socialist” in Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd rev. and updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, ?ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.
• "socialist" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 286.
• socialist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to social +? -ist. From French socialiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so?a?lisd?], [?o??a?lisd?]

Noun

socialist c (singular definite socialisten, plural indefinite socialister)

1. socialist

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English socialist, from French socialiste.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?so?.?a??l?st/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /?so?.s(i.)ja??l?st/
• Hyphenation: so?ci?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

socialist m (plural socialisten, diminutive socialistje n)

1. socialist [from ca. 1840]

Derived terms

• biefstuksocialist
• salonsocialist
• socialistenvreter
• socialistisch

Related terms

• socialisme

Romanian

Etymology

From French socialiste

Noun

socialist m (plural sociali?ti)

1. socialist

Declension