Has the definition of socialism changed in recent years?

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4. No, the definition hasn't changed. Some progressives confuse Democratic socialism with the

Social Democracies of the Nordic countries, but they are well-regulated capitalist countries with strong safety nets -- not socialist countries.

What is Democratic Socialism? (From the website of the Democratic Socialists of America)

https://www.dsausa.org/about-us/what-is-democratic-socialism/

Today, corporate executives who answer only to themselves and a few wealthy stockholders make basic economic decisions affecting millions of people. Resources are used to make money for capitalists rather than to meet human needs. We believe that the workers and consumers who are affected by economic institutions should own and control them.

Social ownership could take many forms, such as worker-owned cooperatives or publicly owned enterprises managed by workers and consumer representatives. Democratic socialists favor as much decentralization as possible. While the large concentrations of capital in industries such as energy and steel may necessitate some form of state ownership, many consumer-goods industries might be best run as cooperatives.