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[ dem-uh-krat-ik ] / ˌdɛm əˈkræt ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR democratic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining 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.
Origin of democratic1595–1605; <French démocratique or Medieval Latin dēmocraticus, both <Greek dēmokratikós, equivalent to dēmokrat(ía) (see democracy) + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM democraticdem·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 half-dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivehy·per·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivenon·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivenon·dem·o·crat·i·cal, adjectivenon·dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverbpre·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivepro·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivepseu·do-Dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivepseu·do·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivepseu·do·dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivequa·si-dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverbsu·per·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectivesu·per·dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·dem·o·crat·ic, adjectiveun·dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for democraticSure, as Sotomayor wrote, “democratically approved legislation can oppress minority groups.” Affirmative Action Isn’t Oppressive, but the Roberts Court Wants to End It Anyway|Mike Sacks|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Paradoxically, we have a political system where we democratically elect senators to work in undemocratic body. Senate Democrats Didn’t Go Far Enough to Kill the Filibuster|Dean Obeidallah|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST The United Supreme Court should tread lightly before striking down laws enacted by our democratically elected officials. Dr. Antonin and Mr. Scalia, or, a Justice Divided Against Himself|Dean Obeidallah|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST I'm sick to death of hearing that ignorant mantra, “Hamas was democratically elected.” Don’t Tread On My Hair, Hamas|Maysoon Zayid|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If Mahatma Gandhi returned and was democratically elected as president of the Palestinian Authority, it would not matter. Why I Like Naftali Bennett|Shaul Magid|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST It shows what multitudes, democratically organized, can do if they will. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883|William C. Kingsley And so Peter Champneys found himself curiously at home in democratically oligarchic England. The Purple Heights|Marie Conway Oemler The duties of this democratically elected autocrat are, in theory, generally stated as follows. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various The birds were mating, life was forward, and Nature loves to be democratically lavish with her choicest secrets. The Spenders|Harry Leon Wilson These latter are democratically counted in with the dining-room boarders. Alamo Ranch|Sarah Warner Brooks
British Dictionary definitions for democratic
adjectiveof, 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 democraticdemocratically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to democraticegalitarian, constitutional, free, orderly, popular, autonomous, common, communal, equal, friendly, informal, just, individualistic, libertarian, populist |