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Word: social democracy (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A moderate political philosophy that aims to achieve socialistic goals within capitalist society such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.
  • Society based on either (1) or (2).
  • Theory and practice of the transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means; increasingly replaced in usage by democratic socialism.

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