social democracy

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === social democracy (countable and uncountable, plural social democracies) (politics) A moderate left-wing political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and nationalisation of private industry. A society based on this ideology. ==== Related terms ==== social democrat social democratic social-democratically ==== Translations ==== === See also === democratic socialism