Main Entry: dem·o·crat·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik\

Function: adjective

Date: 1602

1 : of, relating to, or favoring democracy
2 often capitalized : of or relating to one of the two major political parties in the United States evolving in the early 19th century from the anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party and associated in modern times with policies of broad social reform and internationalism
3 : relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses of the people <democratic art>
4 : favoring social equality : not snobbish

— dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb