as in socialist
one who advocates or practices social equality a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system

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Recent Examples of democrat So democrats sitting before me, for just this one night, why not join us in celebrating so many incredible wins for America. NPR, 5 Mar. 2025 Merz won’t take over as chancellor until after his conservative party has negotiated the formation of a new government with the social democrats—a process that could take weeks if not months. David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Compared to 2023, fewer democrats believe interest rates will increase, according to the poll. Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025 In his posts Monday, Stone also addressed complaints around the lack of search results for #democrat. Angela Yang, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for democrat
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  • Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won his city’s Democratic mayoral primary in June over political heavyweight and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Mamdani, the democratic socialist favored to become New York City’s next mayor, won the Democratic primary in an upset victory on promises to make the nation’s most expensive city more affordable.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
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  • Japanese populist Sohei Kamiya stunned many in the country when his Sanseitō party won 14 seats in Japan’s Upper House elections last week.
    Beth Bailey , Bryan Preston, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
  • Many who vote for right-wing populists live in real hardship.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025

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“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democrat. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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