democratic socialism
noun
: social democracy sense 1
Might it be better to chuck conservatism and liberalism altogether in favor of something like democratic socialism?
Laurie Ouellette
Laurie OuelletteDemocratic socialism is growing in popularity among millennials … Heather Timmons
Heather Timmons democratic socialist adjective or noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And look, democratic socialism is about factors of production being controlled by workers or a collective. CBS News, 27 Apr. 2022 Urban Democrats — like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens — are more likely to lean toward democratic socialism, while Democrats in the suburbs tend to be far more moderate. Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022 With only a few speeches, Sanders would have converted them to democratic socialism. David Masciotra, CNN, 11 June 2022 Claus is only running for the special election, as an independent who espouses the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Jabari Brisport, a teacher in Brooklyn and Democratic Party candidate for a New York State Senate seat, supports democratic socialism. Leslie Gornstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021 Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, also advocates for democratic socialism. Leslie Gornstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021 Still, as Danish socialist politician Pelle Dragsted explains, the Nordics (long the heartland of democratic socialism) have seen a resurgence of genuine left-wing parties. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 15 Oct. 2021 The end of the cold war led also to a withering of democratic socialism. Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 20 Nov. 2021 See More
CBS News, 27 Apr. 2022 Urban Democrats — like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens — are more likely to lean toward democratic socialism, while Democrats in the suburbs tend to be far more moderate. Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022 With only a few speeches, Sanders would have converted them to democratic socialism. David Masciotra, CNN, 11 June 2022 Claus is only running for the special election, as an independent who espouses the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Jabari Brisport, a teacher in Brooklyn and Democratic Party candidate for a New York State Senate seat, supports democratic socialism. Leslie Gornstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021 Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, also advocates for democratic socialism. Leslie Gornstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021 Still, as Danish socialist politician Pelle Dragsted explains, the Nordics (long the heartland of democratic socialism) have seen a resurgence of genuine left-wing parties. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 15 Oct. 2021 The end of the cold war led also to a withering of democratic socialism. Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 20 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above