social democrat

noun

1. a person who advocates a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.

2. Social Democrat. (especially in Europe) a member of any of certain Social Democratic parties.

social democrat

noun

1. any socialist who believes in the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism

2. (usually capital) a member of a Social Democratic Party

Word History and Origins

Origin of social democrat¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The Danish approach is admired by UK government ministers, including Mahmood, who point out that as the Social Democrat party's immigration policies hardened their poll ratings rose - and those of a populist right-wing movement, the People's Party, fell.

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Admirers, including Mahmood, point out that as the policies hardened, the poll ratings of the Social Democrat party rose - and those of a populist right-wing movement, the People's Party fell.

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When they formed a coalition earlier this year, Merz's conservative CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrat SPD agreed to re-introduce military service which would be voluntary "to start with".

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Dutch Social Democrat Lara Wolters, who had championed the original law, walked out of talks.

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And while the vast majority of Social Democrat parliamentarians were on board for more hardline policies, there is far more wariness amongst some Labour MPs.

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