socialistic

/,souʃə'listik/

Thân thiện

A socialistic government provides free healthcare and education for all citizens.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or advocating socialism: Describes something that is characteristic of, supports, or follows the principles of socialism, a political and economic theory advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
   • Having features of a socialist system: Used to describe policies, governments, or economic systems that incorporate socialist ideas, such as public ownership, social welfare, and economic equality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The country adopted more socialistic policies, including nationalizing key industries.
  • His views are considered quite socialistic, as he strongly supports universal healthcare and free education.
  • The party's platform has a socialistic orientation, focusing on wealth redistribution.

Advanced Usage

• "socialistic tendencies": leanings or inclinations toward socialist principles.
  • The new legislation, with its focus on public housing, shows clear socialistic tendencies.
• Used in comparative and superlative forms: more socialistic, most socialistic.
  • Of all the proposals, theirs was the most socialistic.

Variants and Related Words

• Socialist (noun/adjective): A person who advocates or practices socialism; relating to socialism.
  • He is a committed socialist. (noun)
  • They belong to a socialist party. (adjective)
• Socialism (noun): The political and economic theory or system based on collective or governmental ownership.
  • Socialism aims to reduce economic inequality.

Synonyms

• Collectivist: Emphasizing collective control over the means of production.
• Leftist: Relating to the political left, which often supports socialist policies.
• Egalitarian: Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities (a related concept often associated with socialist aims).

Antonyms

• Capitalistic: Based on the principles of capitalism, such as private ownership and free markets.
• Conservative: (In a political/economic context) Favoring traditional views and values, often opposing extensive government intervention in the economy.
• Laissez-faire: A policy of minimal governmental interference in economic affairs.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. advocating or following the socialist principles
   • socialistic government

Từ đồng nghĩa

• socialist