• Democrat

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈdÉ›mÉ™kɹæt/

    Origin

    From French démocrate, from démocratie (modelled on aristocrate ("aristocrat")).

    Full definition of democrat

    Noun

    democrat

    (plural democrats)
    1. A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
    2. Someone who rules a representative democracy.
      • 2011, Wesley Yang, "Death, Dictators, and Democracy", NYU Alumni Magazine, ISSN 1938-4823, issue 16, Spring 2011, page 10: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.
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