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democratic
adjective dem·o·crat·ic \ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik\
: based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting : of or relating to democracy
Democratic : of or relating to one of the two major political parties in the U.S.
: relating to the idea that all people should be treated equally
Full Definition of DEMOCRATIC
1
: of, relating to, or favoring democracy
2
often capitalized : of or relating to one of the two major political parties in the United States evolving in the early 19th century from the anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party and associated in modern times with policies of broad social reform and internationalism
3
: relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses of the people <democratic art>
4
: favoring social equality : not snobbish
— dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of DEMOCRATIC
1602
Related to DEMOCRATIC
- Synonyms
- popular, republican, self-governing, self-ruling
- Antonyms
- nondemocratic, undemocratic
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Rhymes with DEMOCRATIC
achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic
DEMOCRATICALLY Defined for Kids
democratic
adjective dem·o·crat·ic \ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik\
Definition of DEMOCRATIC for Kids
1
: relating to or favoring political democracy
2
: relating to a major political party in the United States that is associated with helping common people
3
: believing in or practicing the idea that people are socially equal
— dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly \-ti-kə-lē\ adverb <a democratically elected government>
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