antisocialist

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noun

One who opposes socialism.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounantisocialist (plural antisocialists)

plural antisocialists · alternative anti-socialist

  1. governmentOne who opposes socialism.

    Hayden's problem here, I think, is an excessive consistency: not being a socialist, or at least not wanting to take his political stand on that principle, he assumes he must, then, be an antisocialist.

    1981, The Nation - Volume 232, page 406
adjectiveantisocialist (comparative more antisocialist, superlative most antisocialist)

comparative more antisocialist · superlative most antisocialist · alternative anti-socialist

  1. Opposed to socialism.

    One year later, the responses were even more antisocialist: 64 percent, no; 15 percent, yes; and 21 percent, undecided or with no opinion.

    2019, Gerard Braunthal, The German Social Democrats Since 1969
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    Labor could scarcely barter with a party that adopted an antisocialist stance or trade support in return for concessions with a party terming itself antisocialist.

    2010, Bruce Hodgins, Don Wright, W.H. Heick, Federalism in Canada and Australia: The Early Years

Origin

Translations

Portuguese antissocialista
  • antissocialistaone who opposes socialism
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Chicago

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