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From Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Socialist
Main Entry: socialist
Pronunciation:*s*-sh(*-)list
Function: noun
Date:1827

1 : one who advocates or practices socialism
2 capitalized : a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
–socialist adjective , often capitalized
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–so£cial£is£ti£cal£ly \-ti-k(*-)l*\ adverb