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
Orwell did not specify in that passage what he meant by either totalitarianism or democratic socialism, but some of his other works clarify how he understood those terms.
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
For much of his life, the version of that vision that he shared and promoted was true democratic socialism.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 18, 2019
An intense sense of independence that came from a generation of democratic socialism.
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