democratic

CEFRB1

/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Based on people choosing leaders or sharing power equally.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).

Examples

  • Introducing democratic ideas into that country will be a slow process.

  • The country is on the way to becoming a democratic nation.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˌdeməˈkɹæɾɪk]
  • [ˌdɛməˈkɹæɾɪk]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.

  2. Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”).

More examples

In context

  • Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.

  • The most recent Democratic president of the United States is Joe Biden.

  • The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Dēmokrătĭ́ā) is derived from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people; popular assembly; popular government, democracy”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide; to share”)) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā, suffix meaning ‘government...