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social democracy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsocial deˈmocracy noun  1. PPP[uncountable] a political and economic system based on some ideas of socialism combined with democratic principles, such as personal freedom and government by elected representatives 社会民主主义2. [countable]PPPPG a country with a government based on social democracy 社会民主主义国家social democrat noun [countable]
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social democracyThat vision can only be a new social democracy.I carelessly accepted an invitation to debate with Mrs Williams on the future of social democracy etc on the radio.What kind of social democracy will settle down.Thus, the possibility of social democracy is also neatly nipped in the bud.Second, Labour under Mr Kinnock is belatedly making the transition to continental-style social democracy.By no means all revolutionaries were converted to social democracy.The truth is that pop is of much greater danger to social democracy than it is to capitalism.From this perspective it was Macmillan, Butler, and their heirs who betrayed Conservatism, by compromising with social democracy.
From Longman Business Dictionarysocial democracyˌsocial deˈmocracy1[uncountable] a political and economic system based on socialism combined with democratic principles, such as freedom and government by elected representativesa nation where the values of social democracy are paramount2[countable] a country with a government based on social democracyincomes policies in the European social democracies democracy
ˌsocial deˈmocracy nounChineseSyllable
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social democracy
ˌsocial deˈmocracy noun
1. [uncountable] a political and economic system based on some ideas of socialism combined with democratic principles, such as personal freedom and government by elected representatives
2. [countable] a country with a government based on social democracy
—ˌsocial ˈdemocrat noun [countable]


social democracyBrE /ˌsəʊʃl dɪˈmɒkrəsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsoʊʃl dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a political system that combines the principles of socialism with the greater personal freedom of democracy ; a country that has this political system of government 社会民主主义;社会民主主义国家 social democrat BrE /ˌsəʊʃl ˈdeməkræt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsoʊʃl ˈdeməkræt/ 🔊 noun social democratic BrE /ˌsəʊʃl deməˈkrætɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsoʊʃl deməˈkrætɪk/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun]