democratic

UK /ˌdɛm.əˈkɹæt.ɪk/ US /ˌdɛm.əˈkɹæt.ɪk/
adj 5noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.

[S]ome firie ſpirited men in the Miniſterie, got ſuch a guiding of the people at that time of confuſion, as finding the guſte of gouernment ſweete, they begouth to fantaſie to themſelues, a Democratick forme of gouernment: […] and after vſurping the libertie of the time in my long minoritie, ſetled themſelues ſo faſt vpon that imagined Democracie, as they fed themſelues with the hope to become Trbuni plebis: and ſo in a populare gouernment by leading the people by the noſe, to beare the ſway of all the rule.

2

Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.

"Oh, I hold with the framers of the Constitution, that all men are created free and equal; likewise, all boys and girls," said democratic Kitty; […]

Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […] Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

3

Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).

Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.

noun

1

Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”).

This kingly government (as some call it) is a thing that our democraticks cannot brook: we are an undone people if we do not down with that.

[…] [Thomas] Fairfax was made general of all the forces both in England and Ireland; and Rainsbrough [i.e., Thomas Rainsborough], a leveller, and a violent head of the democraticks, high-admiral.

adj

1

Of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party.

The most recent Democratic president of the United States is Joe Biden.

The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.

2

Alternative letter-case form of democratic (“pertaining to democracy”).

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