as in republican
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
the democratic system ensures that every citizen's voice is heard
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Recent Examples of democratic
Pence, who ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2023, has simultaneously advocated for an extension of the tax cuts passed during the first Trump administration and has been critical of Democratic policy proposals.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
No other polls have been conducted with Pappas as the Democratic candidate.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The move was a win for the Republican candidate in the race, Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, who is seeking to invalidate tens of thousands of ballots in an effort to unseat his opponent, Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Sinema’s posts are another sign of the fracture in the Democratic party’s approach to legislative measures.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 16 Mar. 2025
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
No other polls have been conducted with Pappas as the Democratic candidate.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The move was a win for the Republican candidate in the race, Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, who is seeking to invalidate tens of thousands of ballots in an effort to unseat his opponent, Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Sinema’s posts are another sign of the fracture in the Democratic party’s approach to legislative measures.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 16 Mar. 2025
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Prior to her Cabinet nomination by President Donald Trump, Noem served six years as governor of South Dakota and as a Republican congresswoman before that.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Two of the committee’s leaders, Democratic co-chairwoman Sen. Cathy Osten of Sprague and Republican Rep. Tammy Nuccio of Tolland, spoke passionately and in sometimes personal terms about the amounts of money the legislature would be spending that totals $55.5 billion over two years.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Democratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democratic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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