sozialistisch
Translation
socialist, socialistic
Examples
Er vertritt sozialistische Ideen.
He represents socialist ideas.
Das war eine sozialistische Regierung.
That was a socialist government.
Grammar Patterns
sozialistisch + [Noun] socialist ... eine sozialistische Partei
Similar Words
Synonyms: gesellschaftlich (societal); Antonyms: kapitalistisch (capitalist), individualistisch (individualistic)
Etymology
Comes from 'sozial' (social) plus the suffix '-istisch' (-istic), used for ideologies. 'Sozial' itself is from Latin 'socialis' (sociable).
Memory Tips
It looks and sounds almost identical to the English 'socialistic'. Connect it directly to the political concept of socialism.