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dem⋅o⋅crat⋅ic

  [dem-uh-krat-ik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
2. pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality for all: democratic treatment.
3. advocating or upholding democracy.
4. (initial capital letter) Politics.
a. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Democratic party.
b. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Democratic-Republican party.
Also, dem⋅o⋅crat⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1595–1605; < F démocratique or ML dēmocraticus, both < Gk dēmokratikós, equiv. to dēmokrat(ía) (see democracy ) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
dem⋅o⋅crat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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dem·o·crat·ic   (děm'ə-krāt'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, characterized by, or advocating democracy: democratic government; a democratic union.
  2. Of or for the people in general; popular: a democratic movement; democratic art forms.
  3. Believing in or practicing social equality: "a proper democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords" (George du Maurier).
  4. Democratic Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Democratic Party.
dem'o·crat'i·cal·ly adv.
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Democratic

Dem`o*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. d['e]mocratique.]

1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

2. Relating to a political party so called.

3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic.

The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief political parties in the United States.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : democratic
Spanish: democráticodemocrático,
German: demokratischdemokratisch,
Japanese: 民主主義の
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