🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

socialdemocrazia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: so-chal-de-mo-kra-tsee-a

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Social democracy/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl dɪˈmɑː.krə.si/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La socialdemocrazia promuove un forte stato sociale."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A political, social, and economic philosophy that supports political democracy and a regulated capitalist economy with a strong welfare state.

    "Many Nordic countries successfully practice a form of social democracy that balances market efficiency with extensive social welfare."
  2. 2

    A socialist system of government achieved by democratic means.

    "The political party campaigned on a platform aiming to transform the nation into a stable social democracy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English 'social' (from Latin 'socialis', relating to society) and 'democracy' (from Greek 'demokratia', rule of the people). The compound term emerged in the mid-19th century within European socialist movements to describe a political ideology advocating for peaceful, democratic evolution of society toward a socialist economy and welfare state.

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🇫🇷French → English

démocratie sociale

Transliteration: day-mo-kra-see so-syal

"La démocratie sociale vise à réduire les inégalités économiques."

🇩🇪German → English

Sozialdemokratie

Transliteration: zo-tsi-al-de-mo-kra-tsee

"Die Sozialdemokratie verbindet soziale Gerechtigkeit mit parlamentarischer Demokratie."

🇮🇹Italian → English

socialdemocrazia

Transliteration: so-chal-de-mo-kra-tsee-a

"La socialdemocrazia promuove un forte stato sociale."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

socialdemocracia

Transliteration: so-syal-de-mo-kra-thya

"La socialdemocracia busca un equilibrio entre el mercado y el bienestar social."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

social-democracia

Transliteration: so-syal de-kro-ka-see-a

"A social-democracia defende a intervenção do Estado para garantir direitos básicos."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सामाजिक लोकतंत्र

Transliteration: samajik loktantra

"सामाजिक लोकतंत्र आर्थिक समानता और कल्याणकारी योजनाओं पर जोर देता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

社会民主主义

Transliteration: shè huì mín zhǔ zhǔ yì

"北欧国家长期以来一直奉行社会民主主义政策。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

사회민주주의

Transliteration: sahoe minjuuijuui

"사회민주주의는 시장 경제와 복지 국가의 조화를 추구합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

社会民主主義

Transliteration: shakai minshu shugi

"社会民主主義は福祉政策と民主主義を重視します。"

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