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1. | [ adjective ] (politics) characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality | |
Examples: | "democratic government" "a democratic country" "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier |
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Related terms: | undemocratic popular parliamentary classless representative parliamentary antiauthoritarian republican participatory direct elective | |
2. | [ adjective ] (politics) belong to or relating to the Democratic Party | |
Examples: | "Democratic senator" |
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Related terms: | democrat | |
3. | [ adjective ] representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large | |
Synonyms: | popular | |
Examples: | "democratic art forms" "a democratic or popular movement" "popular thought" "popular science" "popular fiction" |
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Related terms: | common | |
Similar spelling: |
democrat democratize democratise democracy demographic denigrate demogorgon democritus |