Meaning of democrat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)
2. A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
3. A proponent of democracy.
4. Someone who rules a representative democracy
5. (a country having) a form of government in which the people freely elect representatives to govern them. Which is the world's largest democracy?; He believes in democracy. demokrasie, volksregering ديموقْراطِيَّه، حُكْم الشَّعْب демокрация democracia demokracie die Demokratie demokrati δημοκρατίαdemocracia demokraatia دموکراسی؛ مردم سالاری demokratia démocratieדמוקרטיה लोकतंत्र demokracija demokrácia demokrasi lÿðræði, lÿðræðisríki democrazia 民主主義 민주주의 demokratija, demokratinė šalis demokrāti...
6. Someone who rules a representative democracy.
7. A member or supporter of a democratic party.
8. A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats
9. one who believes in democracy as a principle. She likes to pretend she's a democrat. demokraat نَصير الديموقْراطِيَّه/ حُكْم الشَّعب демократ democrata demokrat der/die Demokrat(in) demokrat δημοκράτηςdemócrata demokraat دموکرات؛ هوادار حکومت اکثریت demokraatti démocrateדמוקרט लोकतांत्रिक demokrat demokrata demokrat lÿðræðissinni; demókrati, jafnaðarmaður democratico 民主主義者 민주주의자 demokratas demokrāts demokrat democraatdemokrat demokrata ديمو كرا تيك، دخلكو دحكومت طرفدار، يمو كراسى ته منسوب dem...
10. A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.
    US, historical
11. A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
    US
12. (negative undemocratic).
    negative
13. (negative undemocratically) following democratic principles. The issue was decided democratically by taking a general vote. demokraties ديموقْراطِيّاً демократично democraticamente demokraticky demokratisch demokratiskt δημοκρατικάdemocráticamente demokraatlikult به روش دموکراتیک demokraattisesti démocratiquement בְּאוֹפֶן דֶמוֹקרָטִי लोकतांत्रिक रूप से demokratično demokratikusan secara demokratis lÿðræðislega democraticamente 民主的に 민주적으로 demokratiškai demokrātiski secara demokrasi democratis...
    negative
14. An advocate of democracy.
15. Democrat A member of the Democratic Party.
16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an advocate of democracy; adherent of democratic principles
17. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of a democratic party or movement
18. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a member or supporter of the Democratic Party
19. a person who believes in political or social equality.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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 fail to dedicate the public purse to their private enrichment.”

“At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped. Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two are." Gore: "I think the real difference between Governor Bush and I is that he is in fact a Republican, and I am currently a Democrat." Moderator: "That doesn’t really answer the question, I am talking about issues." Bush: "No, he is right. I am a Republican, and he is a Democrat."”

““Over the years, Democrats and Republicans have had policy differences, but this is way more than a policy difference. This is them dismantling government without the consent of the people,” Bonamici said. “This is not normal. Nothing feels normal right now.” […] A video filmed and shared on the social media site Bluesky by Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost, also a Democrat, shows Hairfield outside the building and several officers from the federal Department of Homeland Security behind the doors, labeled “All Access Entrance.””

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