democrat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪməkɹæt/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
- audio SSB
- /ˈdeməkɹæt/ (Australia)
- /ˈdɛməkɹat/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈdɛməkɾat/ (Scotland, Wales)
- (US) audio pin-pen
- /ˈdɛməkɹæt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdeməkɹɛt/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From French démocrate, from démocratie (modelled on aristocrate (“aristocrat”)), equivalent to demo- + -crat.
Meanings
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A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
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.
2019 November 25, Kris Cheng, “Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2020:
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Someone who rules a representative democracy.
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.
2011, Wesley Yang, "Death, Dictators, and Democracy", NYU Alumni Magazine, ISSN 1938-4823, issue 16, Spring 2011, page 10
- (US, historical) A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| democrats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
small-d democrat · nondemocrat · Christian democrat · small d democrat · democratism · democrat wagon · small democrat · homocrat · antidemocrat · democratish · cyberdemocrat · e-democrat · victicrat · technodemocrat · social democrat
Descendants
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Translations (88)
fi demokraatti (supporter of democracy) · es demócrata (supporter of democracy) · be дэмакра́тка (supporter of democracy) · ja 民主主義者 (supporter of democracy) · kk демократ (supporter of democracy) · ka დემოკრატი (ruler in a democracy) · ast demócrata (supporter of democracy) · sh демо̀крат (supporter of democracy) · ps دېموکرات (supporter of democracy) · yi דעמאָקראַט (supporter of democracy) · nb demokrat (supporter of democracy) · bg демокра́тка (supporter of democracy) · sq demokrate (supporter of democracy) · de Demokrat (ruler in a democracy) · tg демократ (supporter of democracy) · lt demokratė (supporter of democracy) · hy դեմոկրատ (supporter of democracy) · sl demokratka (supporter of democracy) · pl demokratka (supporter of democracy) · el δημοκράτης (supporter of democracy) · ro democrat (supporter of democracy) · ru демокра́т (supporter of democracy) · da demokrat (supporter of democracy) · de Demokratin (ruler in a democracy) · rup dimucratã (supporter of democracy) · id demokrat (supporter of democracy) · uk демокра́тка (supporter of democracy) · fr démocrate (ruler in a democracy) · bg демокра́т (supporter of democracy) · uk демокра́т (supporter of democracy) · sh demòkrat (supporter of democracy) · tr demokrat (supporter of democracy) · nrf démocrate (supporter of democracy) · ro democrată (supporter of democracy) · fa دموکرات (supporter of democracy) · lt demokratas (supporter of democracy) · sw mwanademokrasia (supporter of democracy) · kk бұқарашыл (supporter of democracy) · lv demokrāte (supporter of democracy) · fi demokraatti (ruler in a democracy) · ca demòcrata (supporter of democracy) · nl democraat (supporter of democracy) · is demókrati (supporter of democracy) · bn গণতন্ত্রবাদী (supporter of democracy) · he דֶּמוֹקְרָט (supporter of democracy) · ga daonlathaí (ruler in a democracy) · lv demokrāts (supporter of democracy) · pl demokrata (supporter of democracy) · cs demokratka (supporter of democracy) · sv demokrat (supporter of democracy) · nl democrate (supporter of democracy) · it democratico (supporter of democracy) · he דמוקרטית (supporter of democracy) · ug دېموكرات (supporter of democracy) · tk demokrat (supporter of democracy) · eo demokrato (supporter of democracy) · ga daonlathaí (supporter of democracy) · de Demokrat (supporter of democracy) · et demokraat (supporter of democracy) · ar دِيمُقْرَاطِيَّة (supporter of democracy) · be дэмакра́т (supporter of democracy) · th นักประชาธิปไตย (supporter of democracy) · mk демократ (supporter of democracy) · hi लोकतन्त्रवादी (supporter of democracy) · sk demokrat (supporter of democracy) · az demokrat (supporter of democracy) · tt демократ (supporter of democracy) · fr démocrate (supporter of democracy) · vi nhà dân chủ (supporter of democracy) · ru демокра́тка (supporter of democracy) · hu demokrata (supporter of democracy) · cmn 民主主義者 /民主主义者 (supporter of democracy) · rup dimucrat (supporter of democracy) · ar دِيمُقْرَاطِيّ (supporter of democracy) · sk demokratka (supporter of democracy) · it democratica (supporter of democracy) · hi प्रजातंत्रवादी (supporter of democracy) · ka დემოკრატი (supporter of democracy) · mn ардчилагч (supporter of democracy) · sq demokrat (supporter of democracy) · pt democrata (supporter of democracy) · sl demokrat (supporter of democracy) · ko 민주주의자 (supporter of democracy) · ky демократ (supporter of democracy) · de Demokratin (supporter of democracy) · cs demokrat (supporter of democracy) · gl demócrata (supporter of democracy) · uz demokrat (supporter of democracy)