as in socialists
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 democrats
The instability has often been a result of tensions between democrats, monarchists, the Maoists and political parties.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump launches a $15B lawsuit agains The New York Times for libel and defamation, calling them a ‘Mouthpiece’ for radical democrats.
—The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The battle is between nationalists and democrats, here as everywhere else today.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Morgan is so far the only republican in the race with two democrats, including the incumbent Malia Cohen.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump launches a $15B lawsuit agains The New York Times for libel and defamation, calling them a ‘Mouthpiece’ for radical democrats.
—The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The battle is between nationalists and democrats, here as everywhere else today.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Morgan is so far the only republican in the race with two democrats, including the incumbent Malia Cohen.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for democrats
socialists
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Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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After all, democratic socialists aren't Democrats—they're socialists with a set of beliefs and priorities that are fundamentally at odds with Democratic Party values.—
Josh Gottheimer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Democrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democrats. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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