Meaning of DEMOCRATIC
| Pronunciation: | | `demu'kratik
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- [adj] representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"
- [adj] characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier
- [adj] belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator"
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| | Synonyms: | | antiauthoritarian, classless, common, direct, egalitarian, parliamentary, participatory, popular, representative, republican |
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| | Antonyms: | | undemocratic | | |
| | See Also: | | elected, elective | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dem`o*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. d['e]mocratique.]
1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or
constructed upon the principle of government by the
people.
2. Relating to a political party so called.
3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic.
{The Democratic party}, the name of one of the chief
political parties in the United States.
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, bureaucratic, civic, civil, classless, constitutional, despotic, dictatorial, egalitarian, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic, governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, libertarian, matriarchal, matriarchic, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, pluralistic, political, popular, representative, republican, self-governing, theocratic, totalitarian |
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