dem

1 of 2

abbreviation

demonstrative

Dem

2 of 2

noun

ˈdem 

: democrat sense 2

Examples of dem in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Michigan Dem hopeful Abdul El-Sayed jabs CNN giving him 'non-consensual colonoscopy' in recent interviews. — FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

GOPsters want to stop those Democrat socialists who seem to be winning primary races; Dems want to reverse the effects of Trumpism. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Dems slow to embrace data center resistance McMillan Cottom suggested that no public officials on the right or the left have perfected their messaging to align with anti-data center sentiments. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026

Advertisement How inequality erodes the ballot box In a landmark analysis using data from the V-Dem Institute, scholars Eli Rau and Susan Stokes studied democratic backsliding in dozens of countries since the turn of the 21st century. — Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1875, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing dem

• Lib Dem

Kids Definition

Dem

noun

ˈdem 

: democrat sense 2