eco-socialistn.adj.
/ˈiːkəʊˌsəʊʃəlɪst/, /ˈɛːkəʊˌsəʊʃəlɪst/, U.S. /ˈɛkoʊˌsoʊʃələst/, /ˈikoʊˌsoʊʃələst/ A. n.
An adherent or advocate of eco-socialism. (Originally in the context of German politics.)
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > German politics > [noun] > principles or policies > supporter of
Junker1849
kleindeutsch1916
trialist1931
eco-socialist1985
1985 Economist 21 Dec. 53/1 ‘Eco-socialists’, or Green Reds, grudgingly accept the need for economic growth to create jobs and finance social spending.
1994 Rev. Politics 56 814 By the late 1980s, the eco-socialists included a growing undogmatic Left (Linken-Forum).
2004 J. R. Allgood Embracing History's Lessons v. 227 Ecosocialists decry trade on the basis that it allows rich countries to import pollution-intensive, resource-intensive, and endangered species products they do not wish to produce themselves.
B. adj.
Of or characterized by eco-socialism; of or relating to eco-socialists.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > German politics > [adjective] > principles or policies
Junkerish1878
Hohenzollernist1919
kleindeutsch1945
eco-socialist1987
1987 Nature 16 Apr. 631/2 Jutta Ditfurth, leader of the so-called ‘eco-socialist’ wing of the party in Frankfurt.
1993 D. Pepper Eco-socialism v. 219 Eco-socialist growth must be a rational, planned development for everyone's equal benefit, which would therefore be ecologically benign.
2006 Morning Star (Nexis) 30 Sept. The entire left must debate strategies for uniting around ecosocialist campaign objectives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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