nação socialista

[na-são so-cia-LIS-ta]

nounfemininepl: nações socialistas

socialist nation

1. A country or state organized according to socialist principles, where the means of production are collectively owned or state-controlled

The Soviet Union was a major socialist nation during the Cold War.

A União Soviética foi uma importante nação socialista durante a Guerra Fria.

2. A politically sovereign state that adheres to socialist ideology as its governing system

Cuba has been a socialist nation since the 1959 revolution.

Cuba tem sido uma nação socialista desde a revolução de 1959.

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General Brazilian

nação socialista

standard usage in academic and political discourse

Portugal

nação socialista

standard usage, commonly used in historical and political contexts

bloco socialista (socialist bloc)

transição para o socialismo (transition to socialism)

ditadura do proletariado (dictatorship of the proletariat)

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