democrat

CEFRB2

/ˈdɛməkɹæt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who supports or belongs to a democratic party or system.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.

Examples

  • A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.

  • That voter, Mary Johnson, turned out to be a Democrat.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdeməkɹæt/
  • /ˈdɛməkɹat/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who rules a representative democracy.

  2. A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

More examples

In context

  • The democrat endeavored to accomplish his aim by himself.

  • Democrats have to please a large segment of the voting public and will be punished if they fail to provide public goods […] . In the case of autocrats, however, they have to please a small minority of the governing power elite […] who will punish them if they...

  • The democrats now have majority control in almost all areas except the Islands District Council, where they won seven seats, and the pro-Beijing camp obtained 11 seats.

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Origin

noun

From French démocrate, from démocratie (modelled on aristocrate (“aristocrat”)), equivalent to demo- + -crat.