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taxonomy | socialist |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and socialist

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while socialist is a member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.

As an adjective socialist is

of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    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 ----