social democrat

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noun

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

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

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Origin of social democrat

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby social democrat

social control, Social Credit, social dancing, Social Darwinism, social democracy, social democrat, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Workingmen's party, social differentiation, social disease

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How to use social democrat in a sentence

On Wednesday, the social-democrat named fellow moderates to key economic posts at Finance, Labor, Budget, and Social Affairs.
French President François Hollande Goes to Washington|Tracy McNicoll|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In fact, the moderate social-democrat Hollande is an inveterate consensus-builder, not a Sarkozy-style bull in a china shop.
Francois Hollande: France’s Anti-Sarkozy President|Tracy McNicoll|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The social-democrat now becomes the principal opponent to President Nicolas Sarkozy's reelection bid next spring.
Can Sarkozy Survive?|Tracy McNicoll|October 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And that is before the terrible European Social Democrat-evoking VAT tax proposal now being floated.
Tax Day Fools|John Avlon|April 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST

But in the mean time, as any prophet might have foreseen, a Social Democrat had been developed.
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He was elected in 1850 as a social democrat to the Legislative Assembly, but was exiled in 1851 for his opposition to the Empire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Dad says that he is a social democrat, but I notice that he is terribly particular about my company.
Betty Lee, Sophomore|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
A Social Democrat is one who aims to base government and industry upon democracy.
Bolshevism|John Spargo
For, to me, every Social Democrat is synonymous with an enemy of the realm and of the Fatherland.
The German Emperor as Shown in his Public Utterances|Christian Gauss

British Dictionary definitions for social democrat

social democrat

noun

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

(usually capital) a member of a Social Democratic Party

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