democratic

dem·o·crat·ic

adjective \ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik\

Definition of DEMOCRATIC

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

Examples of DEMOCRATIC

1. Democratic elections were held there today for the first time.
2. the country's new democratic constitution
3. Debates are an important part of the democratic process.
4. The Democratic candidate for governor won the debate.
5. Most of these policies appeal to Democratic voters.
6. an interview with a leader of the Democratic Party
7. The organization works to promote democratic reforms around the world.

First Known Use of DEMOCRATIC

1602

Related to DEMOCRATIC

Synonyms

popular, republican, self-governing, self-ruling

Antonyms

nondemocratic, undemocratic

Related Words

representative; libertarian, nontotalitarian

Near Antonyms

autocratic (also autocratical), despotic, dictatorial, monarchal (or monarchial), monarchical (also monarchic), tyrannical (also tyrannic)

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with DEMOCRATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic