democrat

noun

dem·​o·​crat ˈde-mə-ˌkrat How to pronounce democrat (audio)
1
a
: an adherent of democracy
b
: one who practices social equality
2
capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.

Examples of democrat in a Sentence

a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system
Recent Examples on the Web Their support for – or lack of opposition to – Mr. Saied continues to feed on a brimming well of bitterness and distrust over the failures of post-revolution democrats. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024 The sharp slide in turnout since the last such election in 2019 comes after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law that has been used to clamp down on dissent, and overhauled the electoral system to shut out democrats and other liberals. Reuters, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2023 The Kremlin invented charges against Vladimir Kara-Murza, the great Russian democrat. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023 For Turkish democrats, last spring was supposed to be a moment of triumph. Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2023 South German democrats fought a dwindling guerilla campaign. James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023 In Latin America, hardline leaders from both the left and the right threaten to haul the region back to the days when autocrats ruled, and democrats were routinely jailed. Madeleine Albright, Time, 20 Mar. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French démocrate, derivative from the base of démocratie democracy or démocratique democratic, probably after aristocrate aristocrat

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of democrat was in 1789

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Cite this Entry

“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democrat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

democrat

noun
dem·​o·​crat ˈdem-ə-ˌkrat How to pronounce democrat (audio)
1
: one who believes in or practices democracy
2
capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.

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