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Definition of "socialistic" [socialistic]

  • Of, advocating, or tending toward socialism. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "socialistic" in a sentence
  • "When the Obama administration began touting what she calls a socialistic health care reform plan, her head of steam continued to build."
  • "I am up to my eyeballs in socialistic insurance policies. now, The insurance industry says that insurance is just a way to spread the risk."
  • "Stories such as that are hard to find in socialistic economies."