social democracy

Noun

Meaning

the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means

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Synonyms

bolshevism socialism communism marxism radicalism collectivism Maoism Leninism progressivism leftism democratic socialism Eurocommunism Fabianism social democratic social services
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Antonyms

patriarchate kingship sovereignty monarchy dictatorship imperialism
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Hypernyms

ideology political theory political orientation

Related terms

social democratic social democrat social-democratically

Examples

Building a multiracial social democracy is one of the great political challenges of our time. Source: Internet

It appears that the NDP partisans rejected his cautious, moderate approach but they have yet to articulate what social democracy means in the 21st century, and there don’t seem to be any candidates out there making that debate happen, yet. Source: Internet

Romanow’s second strategic error was to abandon social democracy and embrace pro-capitalist neoliberalism, turning his back on the party’s raison d’être since 1932. Source: Internet

Money did talk; but social democracy, non-alignment and utopian internationalism all played their part in accommodating different kinds of teams in the tournament. Source: Internet

This again gets right back to my main point, enviroment establishes baselines, hard to have any semblance of social democracy with con men of all stripes in leadership positions. Source: Internet

Lots of subjects touched on, from capitalism vs. social democracy, cooperatives, psychedelics, social media, tribalism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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