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Centrist vs Socialist - What's the difference?

centrist | socialist |

As adjectives the difference between centrist and socialist

is that centrist is of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism while socialist is of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.

As nouns the difference between centrist and socialist

is that centrist is a person who advocates centrism while socialist is one who practices or advocates socialism.

centrist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who advocates centrism.
  • Anagrams

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    socialist

    English

    (Socialism)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
  • * 1848 , , 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 , , "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.

    Derived terms

    * Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who practices or advocates socialism.
  • * 1848 , , 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.

    See also

    * capitalist * communist * leftist * leninist * maoist * marxist * stalinist English words suffixed with -ist ----