ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ˌɛspˌiːˌɛmˈeɪ ˈæktɪvˌɪsts wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ "sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst" æz ɐn əfˈɪʃəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən, ðə kˌʌlmᵻnˈeɪʃən əvə kæmpˈeɪn stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
In 1993, SPMA activists were able to establish "Socialist" as an official political designation, the culmination of a campaign started in 1986.