Humanitarian vs Socialist - What's the difference?
humanitarian | socialist |
Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
* 1848 , , Principles of Political Economy , Book II, Chapter 1:
* 1949 , , "Why Socialism?", Monthly Review , May 1949:
One who practices or advocates socialism.
* 1848 , , Principles of Political Economy , Book II, Chapter 1:
As adjectives the difference between humanitarian and socialist
is that humanitarian is concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate while socialist is of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.As nouns the difference between humanitarian and socialist
is that humanitarian is a person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder while socialist is one who practices or advocates socialism.humanitarian
English
(wikipedia humanitarian)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* humanitarianismExternal links
* *socialist
English
(Socialism)Adjective
(en adjective)- ... 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.
- 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.
Derived terms
* Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsNoun
(en noun)- A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate.
