socialist
/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/noun
उच्चारण सोशलिस्ट
समाजवादी
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a person who believes in socialism, the political system in which the state owns or controls major industries and wealth is shared more equally
समाजवादी
- Ram Manohar Lohia was a leading socialist.
- The socialists demanded land reform.
- Her grandfather was a socialist who supported the workers' union.
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- The socialist leader promised free education for all.
- Many early socialists argued for the equal sharing of land.
Opposite capitalist
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connected with or supporting socialism
समाजवादी (सिद्धांत, दल)
- a socialist government
- the Samajwadi (Socialist) Party
- The country follows a socialist economic policy.
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- He read socialist writers during his student days.
- The socialist movement gained support among factory workers.
Synonyms left-wing leftist collectivist
Opposite capitalist right-wing free-market
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
a socialist (noun, countable)
As a noun it names a person and takes an article: a socialist, the socialists.
Noun के रूप में यह व्यक्ति को बताता है और इसके साथ article आता है: 'a socialist', 'the socialists'।
- Her grandfather was a lifelong socialist.
- The socialists demanded a higher minimum wage.
socialist + noun
As an adjective it describes a policy, party, state or idea linked to socialism.
Adjective के रूप में यह समाजवाद से जुड़ी नीति, पार्टी, राज्य या विचार का वर्णन करता है।
- India declared itself a socialist republic in the Preamble.
- He supports a socialist economy.
socialist vs Socialist
With a small s it means the belief; with a capital S it forms part of the name of a particular party.
छोटे 's' से यह विचारधारा को दर्शाता है; बड़े 'S' से यह किसी विशेष दल के नाम का भाग होता है।
- The Socialist Party won two seats in the council.
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socialist + noun
partygovernmentpolicyleaderstateeconomy
- The socialist government nationalised the banks.
adjective + socialist
committeddemocraticradicalearlylifelong
- Many early socialists wanted shared ownership of mines.
verb + socialist
call yourselfvotebacksupportcriticise
- Critics call him a socialist because of his tax plans.
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- The Preamble describes India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.
प्रस्तावना भारत को संप्रभु, समाजवादी, पंथनिरपेक्ष, लोकतांत्रिक गणराज्य बताती है।
- Radhika wrote an essay on socialist ideas in the freedom movement.
राधिका ने स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन में समाजवादी विचारों पर निबंध लिखा।
- The socialists argued that wealth should be shared more fairly.
समाजवादियों का तर्क था कि धन का वितरण अधिक न्यायपूर्ण होना चाहिए।
- He was a socialist in his youth but later turned to business.
वह युवावस्था में समाजवादी था, पर बाद में व्यापार की ओर मुड़ गया।
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✗ He is a socialism.
✓ He is a socialist.
Socialism is the idea; the person is a socialist.
'Socialism' विचारधारा है; व्यक्ति 'socialist' कहलाता है।
✗ India is a socialism country.
✓ India is a socialist country.
An adjective is needed before the noun; socialism is a noun.
संज्ञा से पहले adjective चाहिए; 'socialism' स्वयं noun है।
✗ Nehru was a socialist who believed on equality.
✓ Nehru was a socialist who believed in equality.
Believe takes in, not on, before an idea.
किसी विचार में विश्वास के लिए 'believe in' आता है, 'believe on' नहीं।
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These names stand for related political beliefs, but they differ in how much the state controls.
ये नाम संबंधित राजनीतिक विचारों के हैं, पर इनमें राज्य के नियंत्रण की मात्रा भिन्न है।
Supports shared ownership or state control of major industries and fairer sharing of wealth.
प्रमुख उद्योगों के साझा स्वामित्व या राज्य नियंत्रण और धन के न्यायपूर्ण बँटवारे का समर्थक।
- The socialist leader wanted free healthcare.
Wants all property owned in common and usually one-party rule; a stronger position.
सारी संपत्ति साझा स्वामित्व में चाहने वाला और प्रायः एक-दलीय शासन का समर्थक; यह अधिक कठोर विचार है।
- The communist party ruled the country for decades.
Supports private ownership and free trade run for profit; the opposite view.
निजी स्वामित्व और लाभ के लिए चलने वाले मुक्त व्यापार का समर्थक; विपरीत विचार।
- A capitalist economy rewards private enterprise.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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so·cial·ist
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socialist, social, sociable and socialite
Socialist concerns the political system of socialism. Social means connected with society or with meeting people: 'social work', 'a social evening'. Sociable describes a person who likes company: 'a sociable neighbour'. A socialite is a person who goes to many fashionable parties.
Socialist समाजवाद की राजनीतिक व्यवस्था से संबंधित है। Social का अर्थ 'समाज से या लोगों से मिलने से संबंधित' है: 'social work', 'a social evening'। Sociable उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जिसे लोगों का साथ पसंद हो: 'a sociable neighbour'। Socialite वह व्यक्ति है जो कई फ़ैशनेबल पार्टियों में जाता है।
The socialist/social/sociable/socialite set is a sentence-improvement item.
Socialist, social, sociable और socialite का सेट sentence improvement में पूछा जाता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A believer in the collective ownership of wealth; the opposite is a capitalist.
'धन के सामूहिक स्वामित्व में विश्वास रखने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; विपरीत capitalist है।
General knowledge
'socialist' was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment, 1976.
'socialist' शब्द 42वें संशोधन (1976) से Preamble में जोड़ा गया।