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social democracy
noun
- a political ideology advocating a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
- a system of government achieved in this way:
Sweden’s social democracy.
- Social Democracy, the principles and policies of any of certain Social Democratic parties, especially in Europe.
social democracy
noun
- sometimes capital the beliefs, principles, practices, or programme of a Social Democratic Party or of social democrats
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Derived Forms
- social democratic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of social democracy1
First recorded in 1885–90
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