democratic socialism

noun

|Updated on: 19 Aug 2018

Definition of democratic socialism

: social democracy 1

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democratic socialist

adjective or noun

Recent Examples of democratic socialism from the Web

Thus, without additional reforms, single-payer could wind up enabling a massive set of corporate subsidies in the name of, well, democratic socialism.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Medicare for All Won’t Bring Medicare to All," 13 July 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary in June in the 14th district next door, advocating a brand of democratic socialism that aims to take power away from the rich Democrats who dwell in lower Manhattan.

— The Economist, "The L wordWho is a Democrat?," 12 July 2018
Now, Brooks and Sullivan find themselves in a very different political universe, where Trumpian Republicans openly embrace ethnic nationalism while the left forthrightly advocates democratic socialism and identity politics.

— jeet heer, New Republic, "The Case for “Retreatism” in the Trump Era," 15 Feb. 2018
Only in 2016, thanks to Sanders, with his advocacy of single-payer healthcare, direct opposition to financial interests in politics, and open declaration of democratic socialism, was his conversion complete.

— frank guan, Daily Intelligencer, "Could a Democratic Socialist Actually Win a Spot on City Council?," 5 Nov. 2017
How could 12 million primary voters cast ballots not for market-friendly progressivism or New Deal liberalism, but democratic socialism?

— graham vyse, New Republic, "How Elizabeth Warren Became the Soul of the Democratic Party," 12 Oct. 2017
Bernie Sanders combined it with a call for democratic socialism, as did Jeremy Corbyn in Britain’s recent general election.

— reihan salam, Slate Magazine, "Republican challengers must step forward now if they want to wrest the presidency away from Donald Trump.," 13 June 2017

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