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单词 democratic
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democratic

adjective
 
/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
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  1.  
    (of a country, state, system, etc.) controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country; connected with this system
    • a democratic country
    • a democratic system
    • democratic government
    • They are aiming to make the institutions of the EU truly democratic.
    • Exercise your democratic right to vote.
    Extra Examples
    • There have been major changes in the constitution, but the system remains democratic.
    • They have a fairly democratic form of government.
    Topics Politicsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • genuinely
    • truly
    • fully
    See full entry
  2.  
    based on the principle that all members have an equal right to be involved in running an organization, etc.
    • democratic participation
    • a democratic decision
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • genuinely
    • truly
    • fully
    See full entry
  3.  
    based on the principle that all members of society are equal rather than divided by money or social class
    • a democratic society
    • democratic reforms
    • In 1776 these were considered dangerously democratic principles.
    Topics Politicsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • genuinely
    • truly
    • fully
    See full entry
  4. Democratic
    (abbreviation Dem., D)
    connected with the Democratic Party in the US
    • the Democratic senator from Oregon
    Topics Politicsb2
  5. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French démocratique, via medieval Latin from Greek dēmokratikos, from dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
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