Phrase guide

democratic socialism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A left-wing ideology that aims to introduce democracy into the workforce, i.e. worker cooperatives, and ensure public provision of basic human needs.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: government, politics

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noun

Meaning 2

Any form of socialism based on democratic principles and institutions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: government, politics

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة دِيمُقْرَاطِيَّة (ištirākiyya dimuqrāṭiyya) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Belarusian: дэмакратычны сацыялізм (demakratyčny sacyjalizm) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Bulgarian: демократичен социализъм (demokratičen socializǎm) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Catalan: socialisme democràtic — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民主社會主義 /民主社会主义 (mínzhǔ shèhuìzhǔyì) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Czech: demokratický socialismus — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Danish: demokratisk socialisme — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Dutch: democratisch socialisme — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Esperanto: demokrata socialismo — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Finnish: demokraattinen sosialismi — socialism based on democratic principles
  • French: socialisme démocratique — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Georgian: დემოკრატიული სოციალიზმი (demoḳraṭiuli socializmi) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • German: demokratischer Sozialismus — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Greek: δημοκρατικός σοσιαλισμός (dimokratikós sosialismós) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Hungarian: demokratikus szocializmus — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Ido: demokrata socialismo — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Indonesian: sosialisme demokratis — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Italian: socialismo democratico — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Lithuanian: demokratinis socializmas — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Macedonian: демократски социјали́зам (demokratski socijalízam) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Norwegian Bokmål: demokratisk sosialisme — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: demokratisk sosialisme — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Persian: سوسیالیسم دموکراتیک (sosiyâlism-e demokrâtik) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Polish: socjalizm demokratyczny — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Portuguese: socialismo democrático — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Romanian: socialism democratic — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Russian: демократи́ческий социали́зм (demokratíčeskij socialízm) — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Serbo-Croatian: демо̀кратскӣ социјалѝзам — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Serbo-Croatian: demòkratskī socijalìzam — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Slovak: demokratický socializmus — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Slovene: demokratični socializem — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Spanish: socialismo democrático — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Swedish: demokratisk socialism — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Turkish: demokratik sosyalizm — socialism based on democratic principles
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa xã hội dân chủ — socialism based on democratic principles