democratic

[ dem-uh-krat-ik ]

/ ˌdɛm əˈkræt ɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.

pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality for all: democratic treatment.

advocating or upholding democracy.

(initial capital letter)Politics.

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Democratic Party.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Democratic-Republican Party.

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Also dem·o·crat·i·cal .

Origin of democratic

1595–1605; <French démocratique or Medieval Latin dēmocraticus, both <Greek dēmokratikós, equivalent to dēmokrat(ía) (see democracy) + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM democratic

dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivean·ti·dem·o·crat·i·cal, adjectivean·ti·dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use democratic in a sentence

Obviously, the first obligation of all liberal democratic governments is to enforce the rule of law.
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Even the arguably more democratic House is only at 10 percent black members.
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By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
In the New Testament a few examples appear in which his utterances are given a quasi-judicial tone.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
It had its counterpart on the political side in the rise of representative democratic government.
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He did this to signalise his disapprobation of royalty, and his preference for democratic equality.
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The first was a democratic step indeed, and aroused great excitement.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for democratic

democratic

/ (ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk) /

adjective

of, characterized by, derived from, or relating to the principles of democracy

upholding or favouring democracy or the interests of the common people

popular with or for the benefit of alldemocratic sports

Derived forms of democratic

democratically, adverb

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