Democrat
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noun
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an advocate of democracy.
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a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people.
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Politics. Democrat,
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a member of the Democratic Party.
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U.S. History. a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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Also called democrat wagon. a high, lightweight, horse-drawn wagon, usually having two seats.
noun
noun
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an advocate of democracy; adherent of democratic principles
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a member or supporter of a democratic party or movement
Other Word Forms
- Democratic adjective
- antidemocrat noun
- prodemocrat adjective
Etymology
Origin of democrat
First recorded in 1780–90; from French démocrate, back formation from démocratie democracy; demo-, -crat
Example Sentences
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Nature Friends is a branch of Naturfreunde, founded in 1895 by social democrats to enrich the lives of factory workers in Vienna.
From Los Angeles Times
But an increasing number of Reeves's fellow MPs across Labour's political spectrum - from social democrat to hard left - are now begging to differ.
From BBC
Gibbon, no democrat, spent much of his time reading voraciously and carried some English biases and feuds into his writing, but he illuminated Augustus’ strategies in ways that America’s framers found sobering, cautionary and salutary.
From Salon
Oregon Congresswoman Edith Green offered her take on a compromise: seating loyal democrats from both parties.
From Salon
A woman once viewed as a democrat but later reviled by many as a despot had fled like a fugitive under cover of internet darkness.
From BBC
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