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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  • And, sure, the message of affordability does resonate, but Democrats have worked for years, since the 2020 campaign, to not be associated as socialists, to not be associated to some of these positions that Mamdani has talked about, like defunding ICE, defunding the police.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2025
  • Ogles railed against the democratic socialist's win in social media posts.
    Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 June 2025
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  • Trump also did well with populists in Europe, according to the survey.
    Frank Langfitt, NPR, 12 June 2025
  • And at the same time most of them are very vulnerable to funding cuts in this moment where populists are a political force everywhere.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 10 June 2025

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“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democrat. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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