Democrat

1 a member of the Democratic Party

2 an advocate of democratic principles [syn: populist]

see Democrat

English

Etymology

From démocrate, from démocratie (modelled on aristocrate ‘aristocrat’).

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛməkræt/

Noun

1. A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

Translations

• Dutch: democraat
• Hebrew: דמוקרט (demoqrat') , דמוקרטית (demoqrat'it)
• Italian: democratico , democratica

Democrat may refer to:

• A proponent of democracy, rule of the people.
• A member of a political party named the Democratic Party.
• The Democrate, a musical.
• The Democrat (newspaper), a local newspaper in Mississippi.

See also

• Republicanism
• Monarchism

Conservative, Labourite, Republican, Tory, Whig, heeler, loyalist, partisan, party faithful, party hack, party man, party member, party wheelhorse, registered Democrat, registered Republican, regular, stalwart, ward heeler, wheelhorse