democratism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtɪzəm/ UK /dɪˈmɒkrətɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
adherence to or advocacy of democratic principles and government

His pamphlets championed a fervent democratism against the old aristocracy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · adherence to or advocacy of... egalitarianismpopulismrepublicanism

Opposites

autocratismauthoritarianismdespotism

Word family

Related forms democracy democrat democratic

Etymology

Formed from democrat (ultimately Greek dēmokratia) plus the suffix -ism denoting a doctrine or principle; from dēmos ('the people') plus kratos ('power, rule').

dēmos Ancient Greek kratos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# democratism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈmɒkrətɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. adherence to or advocacy of democratic principles and government

## Examples
- His pamphlets championed a fervent democratism against the old aristocracy.

## Synonyms
- egalitarianism
- populism
- republicanism

## Antonyms
- autocratism
- authoritarianism
- despotism

## Related Forms
- democracy
- democrat
- democratic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dēmos
- Root: kratos

## Etymology
Formed from democrat (ultimately Greek dēmokratia) plus the suffix -ism denoting a doctrine or principle; from dēmos ('the people') plus kratos ('power, rule').

## AI Etymology
Democratism has the etymological history Formed from democrat (ultimately Greek dēmokratia) plus the suffix -ism denoting a doctrine or principle; from dēmos ('the people') plus kratos ('power, rule'). The ancestry passes through Ancient Greek dēmos and Ancient Greek kratos. The suffix -ism marks a doctrine, practice, system, or characteristic tendency, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "adherence to or advocacy of democratic principles and government", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include democracy, democrat, and democratic.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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