socialistic

Favoring collective ownership

Socialistic describes things relating to or influenced by socialism—the political philosophy advocating collective or government ownership of production and resources.

The term often carries a dismissive or critical tone, suggesting something leans toward socialism without fully embracing it: The proposal struck critics as socialistic.

It's frequently used by opponents to characterize policies they find objectionably redistributive.

ideological

Marxism

Class-based revolutionary philosophy

left-wing · progressivism · Trotskyism · Maoism · anti-capitalism · proletariat · manifesto · dialectics · bourgeoisie · vanguard

policy

nationalization

Government acquisition of industry

egalitarian

egalitarianism

Philosophy of universal equality

  • fairnessJust and equal treatment
  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
  • parityState of being equal

leveling · redistribution · classlessness · equal-opportunity · anti-elitism · common-good · democratization

collective

commune

Shared-living community

communalism · syndicalism · mutualism · guild · fellowship · solidarity · alliance · federation · consortium · unionism

statist

centralized

Concentrated in one location

state-run · public-sector · rationing · directive · price-fixing

Opposites
economic system

socialisticcapitalistic

Supporting private profit systems

capitalist · free-market · laissez-faire · privatized · neoliberal

social values orientation

socialisticindividualistic

Favoring personal autonomy

bourgeois · competitive · self-interested · libertarian · acquisitive

Phrases
Family

socialist, socialists

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