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Noun: social democracy  'sow-shul di'mó-kru-see
  1. The belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means
    "Many European countries have embraced social democracy"

Derived forms: social democracies

Type of: ideology, mythos, political orientation, political theory

Encyclopedia: Social democracy