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  • adjective US subsidized for social reasons
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of socialize.

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  • adjective under group or government control

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Examples

  • Promoted to Headline (H3) on 8/21/09: On 'death panels,' 'socialized medicine' and other red herrings yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'On \'death panels, \' \'socialized medicine\ 'and other red herrings'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Ain\'t it a shame our so-called liberal media is obsessed with "death panels" of fevered imaginations rather than death panels that exist in the real world, notably in our present health-care system?'

    On 'death panels,' 'socialized medicine' and other red herrings 2009

  • Reagan's political activism began in earnest when he hit the road to make speeches on behalf of corporate interests such as the American Medical Association, on whose behalf he warned voters that Medicare would lead to socialism; in fact, he invented the term "socialized medicine."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jordan Zakarin 2012

  • Reagan's political activism began in earnest when he hit the road to make speeches on behalf of corporate interests such as the American Medical Association, on whose behalf he warned voters that Medicare would lead to socialism; in fact, he invented the term "socialized medicine."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jordan Zakarin 2012

  • Reagan's political activism began in earnest when he hit the road to make speeches on behalf of corporate interests such as the American Medical Association, on whose behalf he warned voters that Medicare would lead to socialism; in fact, he invented the term "socialized medicine."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jordan Zakarin 2012

  • Irate taxpayers fill the town hall meetings and protest loudly against what they term socialized medicine in our democratic country.

    Arlington UMC pastor preaches award-winning sermon on health care | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009

  • "I'm perfectly comfortable with the term socialized medicine."

    John Deeth Blog 2008

  • ROBERTS: On your FreedomWorks Web site, you've railed against what you call socialized medicine, the Democrats 'plan.

    CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2009 2009

  • On the Republican side, most candidates didn't really have a plan, but they attacked the Democrats for offering what they called socialized medicine.

    CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2007 2007

  • In the new radio spot, set to air in New Hampshire, Giuliani says, his chances of survival would have dropped significantly under what he called a socialized health care system.

    CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2007 2007

  • For example, the women in the Medical Auxilary were sticking very close to the organization for fear that I was going to push what they called socialized medicine.

    Oral History Interview with Guion Griffis Johnson, July 1, 1974. Interview G-0029-4. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1974

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