SOCIAL DEMOCRAT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

social democrat

noun

Definition of social democrat

as in leftist

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Noun

Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 24 June 2026
Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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Custom mats and tiles of greens, blues and pinks are set on tables with four chairs.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
The collection certainly taps into the trend for colored denim, offering offers sandy neutrals, frosted greys, soft pinks, marbled textures and vintage tints with brown and green tones.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026

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Instead, the lefty worked around a one-out walk in the second and leadoff single to the third, then held the Braves hitless over the next four innings.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Alex Lange smoothly handled the seventh, but lefty Aaron Bummer only lasted 20 pitches into the eighth inning and allowed a Josh Bell RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 before he was replaced by right-hander Nate Pearson.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

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But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party's progressive wing as communists devoid of religion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party’s progressive wing as communists devoid of religion.

— Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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