The ____ argued that wealth should be shared equally among all citizens.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is a committed ____ who believes that the government should provide essential services to all citizens.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
Proto-Italic *sokjos
Latin sokios
Latin socius
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sociālisbor.
Middle French socialbor.
English social
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English socialist
From social + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"...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."
— 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1:
"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."
— 1949 May, Albert Einstein, “Why Socialism?”, in Monthly Review:
"A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate."
— 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1:
"An intelligent Socialist movement will use their patriotism, instead of merely insulting it, as hitherto."
— 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. III: