(adj) characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; ; ; - George du Maurier, Ant.undemocratic, Example: democratic government; a democratic country; a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords
(adj) representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large, Syn.popular, Example: democratic art forms; a democratic or popular movement; popular thought; popular science; popular fiction
(adv) in a democratic manner; based on democratic principles, Ant.undemocratically, Example: it was decided democratically; democratically elected government
(n) a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change, Syn.DFLP, Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, PDFLP, Example: in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren
(n) a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. démocratique. ] 1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. belonging to or relating to the Democratic party, the political party so called. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief political parties in the United States. Presidents of the United States who belonged to the Democratic party in the twentieth century were Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
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