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  Dem

  noun

  a member of the Democratic Party.
• dem.
  dem.

  abbreviation

  demonstrative.
• Dem.
  Dem.

  abbreviation

  Democrat.

Dem

¹ American  

[dem] / dɛm /

noun

Informal.

1. a member of the Democratic Party.

2. the Dems, the Democratic Party.

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dem. ² American  

abbreviation

1. demonstrative.

2. demurrage.

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Dem. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Democrat.

2. Democratic.

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Dem. British  

abbreviation

1. Democrat(ic)

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Etymology

Origin of Dem

1830–40, shortening of Democrat ( def. 3a )

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Dem dem. Dem.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission also wrote to the Green Party asking for more information about the motion after concerns were raised by dozens of Labour and Lib Dem MPs and Jewish campaigners.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Dozens of Labour and Lib Dem MPs and Jewish campaigners wrote to the regulator raising concerns about antisemitism after the Green motion was passed.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Sarah Olney, MP for Richmond Park, and Rob Blackie, who ran in 2024, are both candidates for the Lib Dem nomination.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Lib Dem health spokesperson Helen Morgan, who successfully campaigned for an independent maternity commissioner to drive improvements, said reports on previous maternity scandals were "gathering dust".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Dem dogs run dat track right on down to Konkabia and crossed it to de Blacksher side.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

Smiling, Jasper explains the subject-object grammar that their new identity prescribes: "For the demon pronouns, it would be: 'Leona is my partner. Dem is cute and I belong to dem. I love demon very much.'"

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2023

I E a dem. pref; Min a, o; Dak o.

From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by A. W. (Andrew Woods) Williamson

C gives this line to Leo. and the next only to Dem. l.

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Francis Beaumont

Mrs. Wesley Martin, 105; at Dem. conv, 220;in Tenn, 609;West Va, 689.Stowe,

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Ida Husted Harper

Mrs. Guilford, work in Tenn, 597 to 619; at Dem. natl. conv. and in Wash, 599, 600, 606, 619.Dundore,

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Ida Husted Harper

A by mistake omits Dem. and reads In heaven. l.

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Francis Beaumont

New Haven, Conn., 1877; Cornell U., 1881; active in Dem. councils, state and national, but never a candidate for office.

From The Mirrors of Washington by John Kirby

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