Democrat
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈdɛm.ə.kræt/
:
demócrata
- ls he a Democrat or a Republican?
- Republicans and Democrats
- Democrats won
- Democrats voted
And I lost by two points to the incumbent Democrat on Election Day.
- And I lost by two points to the incumbent Democrat on Election Day.
- Well, no, because twice that the Democrats won the popular vote.
- Why is it so important that the Democrats need these seats?
- To Republicans, at least the Democrats are honest.
- I mean, last year you're a Democrat, this year you're an independent.
- I know one way the Democrats could slow Trump down.
- We're going to put out a bill and Democrats will double it.
- The Republicans cave and the Democrats largely too.
- Barack Obama, who also was a Democrat, who had moral authority.
- I don't think Republicans or Democrats care about the freedom of speech.
- So my, my thing is, Democrats, this is fire.
- these like weird standard Republican and Democrat things that are just like
Examples
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So the big question is which Democrat will take on Trump?
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All of these officials currently identify as Democrats, although several had previously identified as Independents.
Academic text (2017) -
And you tell me whether Democrats will hear that.
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And This is why it is so important for Democrats to deliver.
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So how do you think Democrats can attack that issue?
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Why is it so important that the Democrats need these seats?
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And I lost by two points to the incumbent Democrat on Election Day.
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At the beginning of the election year, the Democrats' grip on the Senate seemed tenuous.
Academic text (2013) -
During the election, several prominent Democrats campaigned for the party's presidential candidate.
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The meeting was attended by numerous Democrats who discussed strategies for the upcoming vote.
Synonyms
217
3.5
A person who belongs to or supports the Democratic Party in the United States
Compounds
11
3.6
A UK political party in the centre that supports liberal social policies and reforms to help working people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Democrat = democratic (semi-transparent) = demo + crat
The connection to 'democratic'/'democracy' is recognizable, but the party-specific proper-noun usage and the less familiar combining element '-crat' reduce full transparency for many learners.
Etymology
Democrat comes from the Greek parts demos ('people') and kratos ('rule' or 'power'), the same idea behind democracy. So a Democrat is someone who supports 'rule by the people', and in the United States the word names a member or supporter of the Democratic Party.