democrat

¹

[ dem-uh-krat ]

noun

1. an advocate of democracy.
2. a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people.
3. Democrat, Politics.
   1. a member of the Democratic Party.
   2. U.S. History. a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
4. Also called democrat wagon. a high, lightweight, horse-drawn wagon, usually having two seats.

Democrat

²

[ dem-uhkrat ]

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,148 feet (4,315 meters).

democrat

¹

/ ˈdɛməˌkræt /

noun

1. an advocate of democracy; adherent of democratic principles
2. a member or supporter of a democratic party or movement

Democrat

²

/ ˈdɛməˌkræt /

noun

1. (in the US) a member or supporter of the Democratic Party

Democrat

1. A member of the Democratic party .

Derived Forms

• ˌDemoˈcratic, adjective

Other Words From

• an·ti·dem·o·crat noun
• pro·dem·o·crat adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of democrat¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French démocrate, back formation from démocratie democracy; demo-, -crat

Example Sentences

The New York governor was the foremost Democrat to stand athwart the Reagan Revolution.

From The Daily Beast

Such was the importance of showing the country that he was a “different kind of Democrat.”

From The Daily Beast

I never hear a Democrat talk about these goods, which are, in the literal sense, indivisible—for us all.

From The Daily Beast

(Not one Democrat supported it on the procedural vote earlier Thursday afternoon).

From The Daily Beast

For example, 51 percent of North Carolinians voted that year for a Democrat to represent them in Congress.

From The Daily Beast

It was in writing on these subjects that English writers borrowed the words aristocrat and democrat from the French writers.

From Project Gutenberg

He failed to see the editor of the "Fraser County Democrat" and peremptorily closed the incident.

From Project Gutenberg

When I came to this country, like the mass from beyond the sea, I was a Democrat; there was a charm in the name.

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I could not tell from his face whether he were Democrat or Whig, for it changed not a whit.

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The boy is a better democrat when he leaves college than he will be later, if he goes into business.

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Related Words

• congressperson
• lawmaker
• leader
• legislator
• member of Congress
• officeholder
• president
• representative
• senator