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Dem

Dem

5.8
Relating to the Democratic Party in the United States
  • adjective
  • /dɛm/
  • Informal
translation icon : demócrata (EE. UU., informal)
  • Go tell Dem Water Cup boys that they're bumped.

Examples

  • I'm just thinking of typical Dem groups that are migrating red.

  • I ain't going to know which way to go Dem ballet's in.

  • He's a Dem and he's at a Dem think tank in DC.

  • Like in England, people are like proudly where the fact that they're taught stories or Labour or Lib Dem or Green.

  • They're they're they're the sort of people who become MPs, be they Labour, Lib Dem or Conservative, those those live right vote left.

  • Conservative MPs were generally more likely to downplay any sexism they faced that their Labour, Lib Dem or SDP counterparties.

  • Many Dem politicians advocate for healthcare reform.

  • The Dem party has a significant impact on national elections.

  • She attended a Dem rally to support environmental policies.

Synonyms

Democratic
vsDem
∞ 3.7

About the Democratic Party in the United States

is the shortened form used before a noun

Compounds

Con-Dem
  • Slang
8.5

A government made by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties in the UK from 2010 to 2015

Surface Forms

Dem positive

Etymology

Dem is a short form of Democrat or Democratic, which come from the Greek root demos meaning 'the people'. In the United States Dem used before a noun means 'from the Democratic Party', so a Dem candidate is a candidate who belongs to that party.