democratic socialism

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socialism, or a modified form of socialism, achieved by a gradual transition by and under democratic political processes.

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Compare social democracy.

Origin of democratic socialism

First recorded in 1845–50

OTHER WORDS FROM democratic socialism

democratic socialist, noun

Words nearby democratic socialism

democratic deficit, Democratic Party, Democratic-Republican, Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic Republic of Congo, democratic socialism, democratize, Democritus, Democritus Junior, démodé, demoded

How to use democratic socialism in a sentence

The rise of ethno-nationalism on the right and democratic socialism on the left testify to the growing disillusionment with the conventional wisdom of how government and economics are supposed to work.
The Free Market is Dead: What Will Replace It?|Chris Hughes|April 26, 2021|Time
Try to change the subject to something like the pre-pandemic roaring economy or democratic socialism.
VP Debates Usually Don’t Matter. But We’re Way Past Usual.|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|October 7, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Traditional liberalism was good while democratic socialism provoked the uneasy but passing grade of neutral.
Why We Should Screen Muslim Soldiers|Ken Allard|November 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Social theory in its first crude form of Democratic Socialism gripped my intelligence more and more powerfully.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells

Democratic Socialism has, hitherto at least, adopted on its party programme no formulary of the normal working-day required by it.
The Theory and Policy of Labour Protection|Albert Eberhard Friedrich Schffle