English

Noun

Democrat ‎(plural Democrats)

1. (politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
2. (politics) A member or supporter of the Australian Democrats, a liberal political party.

Synonyms

• (US politics): Dhimmicrat (derogatory)

Coordinate terms

• Green, Libertarian

Adjective

Democrat ‎(not comparable)

1. (politics) Of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.

Coordinate terms

• Green, Libertarian, Republican

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English

Noun

democrat ‎(plural democrats)

1. A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
2. Someone who rules a representative democracy.
   • 2011, Wesley Yang, "Death, Dictators, and Democracy", NYU Alumni Magazine, ISSN 1938-4823, issue 16, Spring 2011, page 10:

     Democrats have to please a large segment of the voting public and will be punished if they fail to provide public goods […] . In the case of autocrats, however, they have to please a small minority of the governing power elite […] who will punish them if they fail to dedicate the public purse to their private enrichment.

3. (US, historical) A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.

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