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democratic

de·moc·ra·tic

UK/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/ US/ˌdɛməˈkɹatɪk/ fairly common us

adjective

1.

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
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2.

belong to or relating to the Democratic Party

  • “Democratic senator”
3.

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”
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Origin

From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives).

Phrases

  • democratic backsliding
  • democratic centralisation
  • democratic centralism
  • democratic centralization
  • democratic deficit
  • democratic education
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • democratic revolution

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