democrat

plural democrats

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

   The democrats now have majority control in almost all areas except the Islands District Council, where they won seven seats, and the pro-Beijing camp obtained 11 seats.

   2019 November 25, Kris Cheng, “Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2020

2. Someone who rules a representative democracy.

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   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.

   2011, Wesley Yang, "Death, Dictators, and Democracy", NYU Alumni Magazine, ISSN 1938-4823, issue 16, Spring 2011, page 10

3. UShistoricalA large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.

plural Democrats

1. governmentA member or supporter of a democratic party.
2. USgovernmentA member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.

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   At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped. Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two are." Gore: "I think the real difference between Governor Bush and I is that he is in fact a Republican, and I am currently a Democrat." Moderator: "That doesn’t really answer the question, I am talking about issues." Bush: "No, he is right. I am a Republican, and he is a Democrat."

   2000 October 3, Tim Paluch, “Gore vs. Bush: That's Debatable”, in Iowa State Daily, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2024

   “Over the years, Democrats and Republicans have had policy differences, but this is way more than a policy difference. This is them dismantling government without the consent of the people,” Bonamici said. “This is not normal. Nothing feels normal right now.” […] A video filmed and shared on the social media site Bluesky by Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost, also a Democrat, shows Hairfield outside the building and several officers from the federal Department of Homeland Security behind the doors, labeled “All Access Entrance.”

   2025 February 7, Alex Baumhardt, “Oregon Rep. Bonamici among electeds inexplicably locked out of U.S. Education Department”, in Oregon Capital Chronicle, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2025

   Synonyms: commiecrat, Democrap, Democreep, Democunt, Democ🐀, DemoKKKrat, Demoncrat, Demonrat

3. Alternative letter-case form of democrat (“supporter of democracy”).

1. USderogatorynot comparableoftenproscribedgovernmentOf or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.

   Synonyms: Democratic