democratist en · ADJ
Etymology
From democrat(ic) + -ist.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Relating to, or supporting, democratism.
Translations (1)
fr démocratiste (relating to, or supporting democratism)
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democratist en · NOUN
Etymology
From democrat(ic) + -ist.
Meanings
- A supporter of democracy, a democrat
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specifically, an advocate of republican forms of government (originally as a supporter of the French Revolution).
You will smile here at the consistency of those democratists, who, when they are not on their guard, treat the humbler part of the community with the greatest contempt, whilst, at the same time, they pretend to make them the depositories of all power.
1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 83:For the democratist, “true” democracy is always just around the corner, following the widespread observance of a new political program.
2022, Emily B. Finley, The Ideology of Democratism, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 24–25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| democratists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |