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social democrat

noun

  1. a person who advocates a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
  2. Social Democrat. (especially in Europe) a member of any of certain Social Democratic parties.


social democrat

noun

  1. any socialist who believes in the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism
  2. usually capital a member of a Social Democratic Party


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Word History and Origins

Origin of social democrat1

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

On Wednesday, the social-democrat named fellow moderates to key economic posts at Finance, Labor, Budget, and Social Affairs.

In fact, the moderate social-democrat Hollande is an inveterate consensus-builder, not a Sarkozy-style bull in a china shop.

The social-democrat now becomes the principal opponent to President Nicolas Sarkozy's reelection bid next spring.

And that is before the terrible European Social Democrat-evoking VAT tax proposal now being floated.

But in the mean time, as any prophet might have foreseen, a Social Democrat had been developed.

He was elected in 1850 as a social democrat to the Legislative Assembly, but was exiled in 1851 for his opposition to the Empire.

Dad says that he is a social democrat, but I notice that he is terribly particular about my company.

A Social Democrat is one who aims to base government and industry upon democracy.

For, to me, every Social Democrat is synonymous with an enemy of the realm and of the Fatherland.

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