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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEMOCRATIC,
DEMOCRATICAL, a. Popular; pertaining to democracy or government by the people; as a democratical form of government.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier [ant: undemocratic]
2: belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator"
3: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction" [syn: democratic, popular]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1602 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 • democratically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of, like, practising, advocating, or constituting democracy or a democracy. 2 favouring social equality. Phrases and idioms: democratic centralism an organizational system in which policy is decided centrally and is binding on all members. Democratic Party one of the two main US political parties, considered to support social reform and international commitment (cf. Republican Party). Derivatives: democratically adv. Etymology: F démocratique f. med.L democraticus f. Gk demokratikos f. demokratia DEMOCRACY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Democratic Dem`o*crat"ic, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. d['e]mocratique.] 1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people. 2. Relating to a political party so called. 3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic. The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief political parties in the United States.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people. Bolivia returned to democratic rule in 1982, after a series of military governments. ADJ: usu ADJ n • democratically That June, Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected President. ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v 2. Something that is democratic is based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions. Education is the basis of a democratic society... ADJ • democratically This committee will enable decisions to be made democratically. ADV 3. Democratic is used in the titles of some political parties. ...the Social Democratic Party. ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a.; (also democratical) 1. Popular, of the people. 2. Representative, republican. 3. [U. S.] Of the democrats.

Moby Thesaurus

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