democrat

[ dem-uh-krat ]

/ ˈdɛm əˌkræt /

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noun

an advocate of democracy.

a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people.

(initial capital letter) Politics.

a member of the Democratic Party.
a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Also called democrat wagon. a high, lightweight, horse-drawn wagon, usually having two seats.

Origin of democrat

1780–90; < French démocrate, back formation from démocratie democracy. See demo-, -crat

OTHER WORDS FROM democrat

an·ti·dem·o·crat, noun pro·dem·o·crat, adjective, noun

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Democrat

[ dem-uh krat ]

/ ˈdɛmˌəkræt /

noun

Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,148 feet (4315 meters).

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The New York governor was the foremost Democrat to stand athwart the Reagan Revolution.

Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82 |Eleanor Clift |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Such was the importance of showing the country that he was a “different kind of Democrat.”

President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion |Jonathan Alter |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
I never hear a Democrat talk about these goods, which are, in the literal sense, indivisible—for us all.

The Democrats’ Black Hole—and What They Can Do About It |Michael Tomasky |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
(Not one Democrat supported it on the procedural vote earlier Thursday afternoon).

Nancy Pelosi Plays Hardball On Cromnibus |Ben Jacobs |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

For example, 51 percent of North Carolinians voted that year for a Democrat to represent them in Congress.

Seriously, Democrats: You’re Done in Dixie |Michael Tomasky |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Once we were intercepted by another team and democrat, much like our own, which cut across our trail.

Neighbours |Robert Stead
And to crown the little girl's troubles her dear mayor was retired to private life and a Democrat ruled in his stead.

A Little Girl in Old New York |Amanda Millie Douglas
From the moment he became a democrat he was the opponent of capital punishment.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 5. The Romantic School in France |Georg Brandes
When it was over some one had called him a "greater orator than Withers," to add quickly, "and a better Democrat than Burr."

The Voice of the People |Ellen Glasgow
According to report, Corcyra itself never engendered a democrat more awful.

The Caxtons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for democrat (1 of 2)

democrat

/ (ˈdɛməˌkræt) /

noun

an advocate of democracy; adherent of democratic principles

a member or supporter of a democratic party or movement

British Dictionary definitions for democrat (2 of 2)

Democrat

/ (ˈdɛməˌkræt) /

noun

(in the US) a member or supporter of the Democratic Party

Derived forms of Democrat

Democratic, adjective

Cultural definitions for democrat

Democrat

A member of the Democratic party.

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