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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of social democrat1

First recorded in 1875–80
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