Social Credit

American  

noun

Economics.

1. the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.

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Social Credit British  

noun

1. (esp in Canada) a right-wing Populist political party, movement, or doctrine based on the socioeconomic theories of Major C. H. Douglas

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Social Crediter
  noun

Example Sentences

As a publicity stunt to lure tourists, Alberta's Social Credit government staged a "national dish" contest, offered $1,000 in prizes.

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From their stronghold in Alberta and British Columbia, the Social Credit Party's high command swept into Toronto last week for a national convention launching their first serious bid for national influence.

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The Progressive Conservative Party won 107 seats, the Quebec-based populist Social Credit Party took 15, and independents have two.

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It perks along with a public works-minded Social Credit movement, whose Premier William Andrew Cecil Bennett takes pains to assure potential investors that their dollars are coming to the right place.

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After the WaR he campaigned, in his magazine and in the flesh, for the Social Credit system of Major C. H. Douglas.

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