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democratic

[ dem-uh-krat-ik ]

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


democratic

/ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk /

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, derived from, or relating to the principles of democracy
  2. upholding or favouring democracy or the interests of the common people
  3. popular with or for the benefit of all

    democratic sports



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Derived Forms

  • ˌdemoˈcratically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • demo·crati·cal·ly adverb
  • anti·demo·cratic adjective
  • anti·demo·crati·cal adjective
  • anti·demo·crati·cal·ly adverb
  • half-dem·o·cratic adjective
  • hyper·demo·cratic adjective
  • nondem·o·cratic adjective
  • nondem·o·crati·cal adjective
  • nondem·o·crati·cal·ly adverb
  • predem·o·cratic adjective
  • prodem·o·cratic adjective
  • pseudo-Demo·cratic adjective
  • pseudo·demo·cratic adjective
  • pseudo·demo·crati·cal·ly adverb
  • quasi-demo·cratic adjective
  • quasi-demo·crati·cal·ly adverb
  • super·demo·cratic adjective
  • super·demo·crati·cal·ly adverb
  • undem·o·cratic adjective
  • undem·o·crati·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of democratic1

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

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Example Sentences

Obviously, the first obligation of all liberal democratic governments is to enforce the rule of law.

Even the arguably more democratic House is only at 10 percent black members.

By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.

Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.

But  Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.

It had its counterpart on the political side in the rise of representative democratic government.

He did this to signalise his disapprobation of royalty, and his preference for democratic equality.

The first was a democratic step indeed, and aroused great excitement.

Revolution in Venice, and a democratic government formed under the direction of the French general Angereau.

And of the world of to-day, be it remembered, elective democratic control covers only a part of the field.

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