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democratic socialism vs. socialism
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Socialism is an ideology or system based on collective, public ownership and control of resources used to make and distribute goods or provide services. The term democratic socialism is used to refer to a form of socialism that is achieved gradually through—and that continues to maintain—democratic political processes. Democratic socialists differ on what democratic socialism would ultimately entail.
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- socialism, or a modified form of socialism, achieved by a gradual transition by and under democratic political processes.
- a theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, capital, land, etc., by the community as a whole, usually through a centralized government.
- procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
- (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
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