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

• Social Crediter
  noun

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Social Credit

Two weeks ago Bennett's Social Credit Party* went to the polls, and his government breezed home for another five-year term with 33 of the legislature's 55 seats.

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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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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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It is administered by Premier Ernest Manning, 58, who, like his colleague Bennett, has his political roots in the Social Credit movement, though his policies are now cautiously conservative.

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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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