Christian Democrat
Religious conservative party
A Christian Democrat is a member or supporter of a political movement combining moderate conservative values with Christian social teaching.
Christian Democratic parties, prominent in postwar Europe and Latin America, typically favor market economies tempered by welfare provisions, traditional family structures, and European integration: The Christian Democrats dominated West German politics for decades.
One favoring middle positions
- center-rightSomewhat conservative politically
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- pro-EuropeanFavoring continental political union
subsidiarity · solidarity · corporatism · communitarianism · pluralism · personalism · common-good · stakeholder
Against elective pregnancy termination
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- marriageFormal union between partners
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
morality · compassion · charity · stewardship · community · responsibility · solidarity · subsidiarity
Papal church adherent
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- ecumenicalPromoting religious unity
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
theology · encyclical · religious · clergy · parish · Vatican · papal · evangelical
Temporary alliance for action
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electorateEligible voting body
campaign · candidate · policy · governance · bipartisan · reform · platform · constituency
centrist
One favoring middle positions
- center-rightSomewhat conservative politically
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
pro-European · subsidiarity · solidarity · corporatism · communitarianism · pluralism · personalism · common-good · stakeholder · consensus
pro-life
Against elective pregnancy termination
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- marriageFormal union between partners
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
ethics · morality · compassion · charity · stewardship · community · responsibility · solidarity · subsidiarity · common-good
Catholic
Papal church adherent
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- ecumenicalPromoting religious unity
- churchPlace of Christian worship
doctrine · theology · encyclical · religious · clergy · parish · Vatican · papal · evangelical · confession
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- votingFormally registering a choice
electorate · campaign · candidate · policy · governance · bipartisan · reform · platform · constituency · diplomacy
CSU
Western state university abbreviation
Christian Democratsecularist
Advocate for nonreligious governance
Marxist · anticlerical · secular humanist · Marxist-Leninist · freethinker
Christian Democratcommunist
Collectivist political adherent
Marxist-Leninist · socialist · neoliberal · Thatcherite · anarcho-capitalist
Christian, Democrat, Christ, Christianity, Christendom, Christianize, Christianization, christen, christening