democratic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Relating to democracy or a system where people choose their government by voting.

   In a democratic country, citizens vote to elect their leaders.

2. 2
   adj

   Based on the idea that everyone should be treated equally and have a say.

   The team made the decision in a democratic way, letting everyone vote.

3. 3
   adj

   Relating to or supporting the Democratic Party in the United States.

   The most recent Democratic president of the United States is Joe Biden.

Common collocations

• democratic government Adjective + noun

From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Dēmokrătĭ́ā) is derived from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people; popular assembly; popular government, democracy”) (ultimately from P…

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