Definition of democratnext
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 Cao obviously wants to do well by the Navy, and, by putting his heart into the job, even some democrats are urging the Administration to fast-track Cao’s nomination. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha argued that democratic socialists are winning elections because their organization’s fundraising and unity outweighs establishment Democrats. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026 The horizontal bar chart shows the share of democrats, republicans and independents who believe that hard work is more important than luck in achieving the American dream. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 June 2026 As my son Wes aptly said, the moral of the story is that some democrats seem okay with Nazi symbolism but not a Jewish state. — Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for democrat
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Noun
  • The potential Democratic hopeful for president is not a socialist.
    — Grace Byron, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • About one-third of voters who backed Democratic candidates identified as democratic socialists, including just under half of those ages 18 to 29, compared with about one-quarter of voters ages 65 and older.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • And that figure fell to just 10% in the port city of Durban, where the populist uMkhonto weSizwe Party (or MK), which is pressing for sweeping state control of the economy and built around former president Jacob Zuma, is comfortably ahead in polls.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Or the populist uMkhonto weSizwe Party of the disgraced former president Jacob Zuma.
    — Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democrat. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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