democratic socialism
Americannoun
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Origin of democratic socialism
First recorded in 1845–50
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This is where I should stop and define what democratic socialism is, as it’s been at the center of much of the misinformation about Mamdani.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
Both notions of democracy seem relevant to what Orwell means by democratic socialism.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021
Virtually airbrushed out are principal figures like Howe, Norman Thomas and Michael Harrington, who battled to disentangle democratic socialism from Communism.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020
His speech Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington comes on the heels of an address Sanders gave Wednesday that was an impassioned defense of his democratic socialism philosophy.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2019
Platonic and Stoical philosophy—prophetic liberalism—the strong democratic socialism of the Jewish political system—the existence of innumerable sodalities for religious and social purposes—had thrown the ancient world into a state of unstable equilibrium.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard
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