Christian Democracy
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In turn, Christian Democracy was an amalgam of social conservatism with a now-anachronistic willingness to provide welfare state provisions.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
German Christian Democracy, for instance, mixes a commitment to the welfare state with quiet conservatism on social and cultural matters.
From Economist • Feb. 11, 2010
In West Germany, Christian Democracy is the party of conservative Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, but is still flavored by the Christian Socialism of the Catholic Labor movement.
From Time Magazine Archive
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To the confusion of just about everybody except the Sicilians, the real victor was neither Communism nor Christian Democracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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On the continent he roughly personified Christian Democracy.
From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.
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