Democratic vs Socialist - What's the difference?
democratic | socialist |
Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.
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(lb) Relating to a political party so called; usually, Democratic.
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Exhibiting social equality, egalitarian (see
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Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
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* 1949 , , "Why Socialism?", Monthly Review , May 1949:
One who practices or advocates socialism.
* 1848 , , Principles of Political Economy , Book II, Chapter 1:
As adjectives the difference between democratic and socialist
is that democratic is pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people while socialist is of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.As a noun socialist is
one who practices or advocates socialism.democratic
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Alternative forms
* democratick (archaic'': antedates spelling changes recommended and popularized by ''et al. )Adjective
(en adjective)online Oxford).
Derived terms
* nondemocratic * quasidemocratic * semidemocratic * German Democratic RepublicReferences
* ----socialist
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(Socialism)Adjective
(en adjective)- ... it must be remembered that in a Socialist farm or manufactory, each labourer would be under the eye not of one master, but of the whole community.
- I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
Derived terms
* Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsNoun
(en noun)- A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate.