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democratic socialism
noun
- socialism, or a modified form of socialism, achieved by a gradual transition by and under democratic political processes.
Other Words From
- democratic socialist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of democratic socialism1
Example Sentences
Consistent with his tradition of democratic socialism, Sanders is an outspoken critic of both Netanyahu specifically and Israel's mistreatment of Palestinians more broadly.
More formidably, Khanna continues to embrace his left-of-center position while eschewing Sandersian “democratic socialism” in favor of capitalism, and while loudly ridin’ with Biden for the 2024 campaign.
“I believe in the values of Democratic Socialism, which to me means the issues that people care about, like housing and health care for all, and an economy that is there to work for regular people, working people, who are the foundation of the economy,” he said.
In critiquing the Soviet system, moreover, Kennan recognized that democratic socialism was not the same thing: "No sane person has reason to doubt sincerity of moderate socialist leaders in Western countries. Nor is it fair to deny success of their efforts to improve conditions for working population whenever, as in Scandinavia, they have been given chance to show what they could do."
Mr. Modrow headed the election campaign of the restyled communists, the Party of Democratic Socialism, but his personal popularity was not enough to prevent them finishing as only the third-strongest party, with 16 percent support.
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