1. A state organized according to socialist principles, typically characterized by state control of the means of production and a single-party political system
The Soviet Union was a major socialist state during the Cold War.
A União Soviética era um importante estado socialista durante a Guerra Fria.
2. A government system where the state owns or controls most property and economic resources
Cuba remains a socialist state in the Caribbean.
Cuba permanece um estado socialista no Caribe.