liberal democraticadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪb(ə)rəl ˌdɛməˈkratɪk/,

/ˈlɪb(ə)rl̩ ˌdɛməˈkratɪk/, U.S.

/ˈlɪb(ə)rəl ˌdɛməˈkrædɪk/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: liberal adj., democratic adj.

Etymology: < liberal adj. + democratic adj. Compare liberal democracy n., Liberal Democrat n.

a. Of or relating to liberal democracy; that advocates or promotes the principles of liberal democracy.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [adjective] > supporting democracy or types of

democratic1790

Pantisocratic1794

liberal democratic1833

bourgeois-democratic1918

1833 Ohio Monitor (Columbus) 14 Aug. 3/1 We say that there seems to be but one opinion among liberal democratic editors concerning this course.

1861 All Year Round 16 Nov. 177/2 From my earliest youth, says this duke, I gave almost instinctive allegiance to liberal democratic principles.

1914 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 688/1 Germany, like France and England, will be dominated by a liberal democratic spirit.

1969 R. Blackburn in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 190 A wholesale revision of classic liberal democratic theory to eliminate its dangerously populist tendencies.

1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Oct. 31/1 He considers that liberal democratic internationalism is synonymous with Wilsonianism.

b. Of a state, society, or institution: governed or organized in accordance with the principles of liberal democracy.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [adjective]

democratic1569

democratian1574

democratical1574

direct1629

democrat1794

democratized1797

democratizing1797

liberal democratic1868

1868 tr. Let. in Papers relating to Foreign Affairs II. 723 The liberal democratic institutions of the Oriental Republic did not suit Brazil and they were destroyed.

1940 K. Mannheim Man & Society ii. ii. 85 The crisis of culture in liberal-democratic society.

1959 J. H. Herz Internat. Politics in Atomic Age xii. 356 Liberal-democratic nations..can at least in principle distinguish between narrower and broader policies.

1991 Past & Present Aug. 197 Runciman argues that the free elections and wide suffrage of early twentieth-century Argentina are not enough to make it liberal-democratic rather than authoritarian.

2. Of or designating any of various political parties espousing liberal and democratic principles; spec. of or belonging to the British Liberal Democrats. Cf. Liberal Democrat n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective]

liberal democratic1852

1852 Men of Time 80 The liberal-democratic party in Sardinia gained the ascendency.

1920 C. H. McClure Hist. Missouri iv. ii. 168 The Liberal-Democratic majority in 1870 was more than 40,000.

1989 Guardian 8 Aug. 29/5 The death of John McNair in a car crash is a shattering blow to his colleagues on the Liberal Democratic benches in the House of Lords.

1992 Economist 22 Aug. 6/3 Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its upper-house majority three years ago.

2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 16 Aug. 17 The decision to accede, as a coalition demand, to Liberal Democratic insistence on PR in Scottish local elections was at still greater political cost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	liberal democratic
释义	liberal democraticadj. Brit. /ˈlɪb(ə)rəl ˌdɛməˈkratɪk/, /ˈlɪb(ə)rl̩ ˌdɛməˈkratɪk/, U.S. /ˈlɪb(ə)rəl ˌdɛməˈkrædɪk/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: liberal adj., democratic adj. Etymology: < liberal adj. + democratic adj. Compare liberal democracy n., Liberal Democrat n. 1. a. Of or relating to liberal democracy; that advocates or promotes the principles of liberal democracy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [adjective] > supporting democracy or types of democratic1790 Pantisocratic1794 liberal democratic1833 bourgeois-democratic1918 1833 Ohio Monitor (Columbus) 14 Aug. 3/1 We say that there seems to be but one opinion among liberal democratic editors concerning this course. 1861 All Year Round 16 Nov. 177/2 From my earliest youth, says this duke, I gave almost instinctive allegiance to liberal democratic principles. 1914 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 688/1 Germany, like France and England, will be dominated by a liberal democratic spirit. 1969 R. Blackburn in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 190 A wholesale revision of classic liberal democratic theory to eliminate its dangerously populist tendencies. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Oct. 31/1 He considers that liberal democratic internationalism is synonymous with Wilsonianism. b. Of a state, society, or institution: governed or organized in accordance with the principles of liberal democracy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [adjective] democratic1569 democratian1574 democratical1574 direct1629 democrat1794 democratized1797 democratizing1797 liberal democratic1868 1868 tr. Let. in Papers relating to Foreign Affairs II. 723 The liberal democratic institutions of the Oriental Republic did not suit Brazil and they were destroyed. 1940 K. Mannheim Man & Society ii. ii. 85 The crisis of culture in liberal-democratic society. 1959 J. H. Herz Internat. Politics in Atomic Age xii. 356 Liberal-democratic nations..can at least in principle distinguish between narrower and broader policies. 1991 Past & Present Aug. 197 Runciman argues that the free elections and wide suffrage of early twentieth-century Argentina are not enough to make it liberal-democratic rather than authoritarian. 2. Of or designating any of various political parties espousing liberal and democratic principles; spec. of or belonging to the British Liberal Democrats. Cf. Liberal Democrat n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] liberal democratic1852 1852 Men of Time 80 The liberal-democratic party in Sardinia gained the ascendency. 1920 C. H. McClure Hist. Missouri iv. ii. 168 The Liberal-Democratic majority in 1870 was more than 40,000. 1989 Guardian 8 Aug. 29/5 The death of John McNair in a car crash is a shattering blow to his colleagues on the Liberal Democratic benches in the House of Lords. 1992 Economist 22 Aug. 6/3 Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its upper-house majority three years ago. 2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 16 Aug. 17 The decision to accede, as a coalition demand, to Liberal Democratic insistence on PR in Scottish local elections was at still greater political cost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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