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adj. - Under group or government control.

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Usage examples (39)
  • The only thing that's keeping her alive are thousands upon thousands of dollars of "socialised" health care.
  • That a corporation built upon social principles would hide away their executives and not allow themselves to be 'socialised' is an interesting linguistic conundrum in of...
  • At least you are not wittering on about "socialised" healthcare like your chums do
  • Mr Obama sought to distance himself from the 'socialised' NHS at town hall meetings over the weekend after the British system came under fire from his right wing opponents.
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