What does Democratic mean?

Definitions for Democratic
ˌdɛm əˈkræt ɪkdemo·crat·ic

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Democratic.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. democraticadjective

    characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality

    "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier

  2. Democraticadjective

    belong to or relating to the Democratic Party

    "Democratic senator"

  3. democratic, popularadjective

    representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large

    "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"

Wiktionary

  1. democraticadjective

    Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

    The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.

  2. democraticadjective

    Relating to a political party so called; usually, Democratic.

    Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.

  3. Democraticadjective

    Of or pertaining to the Democratic Party.

    The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.

  4. Democraticadjective

    Of or pertaining to democracy: democratic.

    Mount Vernon is run by a strong democratic party organization.

  5. Etymology: ; see democracy; also influenced indirectly by democratique and directly by δημοκρᾰτικός

ChatGPT

  1. democratic

    Democratic refers to a system of government or organization in which power and decision-making is vested in the hands of the people, typically through elected representatives. It is characterized by fairness and equality, where everyone has equal rights, freedom of speech, and the ability to participate in decision-making processes. It is also associated with principles such as regular, free and fair elections, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Democraticadjective

    pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people

  2. Democraticadjective

    relating to a political party so called

  3. Democraticadjective

    befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic

  4. Etymology: [Gr. : cf. F. dmocratique.]

Editors Contribution

  1. democratic

    Empowerment to the people using democracy.

    It is just and fair for governments to have democratic processes and procedures, structures and systems.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Democratic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1695

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Democratic' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4019

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Democratic' in Adjectives Frequency: #222

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Democratic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Democratic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Democratic in a Sentence

  1. Senate Democrats:

    It just indulges in a myopic obsession with President Trump that has come to define the Democratic side.

  2. Hillary Clinton:

    We are moving closer to securing the Democratic Party nomination and winning this election in November.

  3. Malcolm Forbes:

    Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.

  4. Amir Fuchs:

    Education is about thinking critically. It's about hearing people you don't agree with. And this is what we want to teach our children, in order for us to educate our young people to be democratic, to be liberal, they have to hear the other side.

  5. Elijah Cummings:

    The American people will have an opportunity to hear from Michael Cohen, Mr. Michael Cohen, and The American people representatives, that is representatives on the Republican side and the Democratic side, will have an opportunity to ask him questions, and I think The American people would see that it did matter, their votes did matter, and we opened it up for transparency.

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