Democratic

Quick meaning: Democratic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

Meaning

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

More Meanings

1. Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.
2. (US, politics) Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).
3. (chiefly in the plural, dated) Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”).

Example Sentences

The United States is a democratic country, as the citizens are allowed to choose leaders to represent their interests.

Others avouch plainly the Democratick Principles, That Government riſes from the People's Conſent, and is radically founded in them; […]

[W]hich government in its due conſtitution no Chriſtian or reformed Church, (not wholly under a democratick or popular ſpirit) yea no one eminent reformed Divine but did highly approve and deſire the happineſs to enjoy, as hath been made evident by their writings.

There, fann’d by me, lewd Faction’s quick’ning flame / Inſpires my duteous Children to defame / Thoſe Laws of Freedom which ſo long have ſtood, / Fix’d in the cement of Britannia’s blood. / There, my ſubverting Delegates diſplay / The madding pride of Democratic ſway.

Word Forms

• democratick
• democratics

Synonyms for democratic

Depending on context, synonyms include democratical, democratist, democrat, common, direct, representative.

Antonyms for democratic

Common opposites include nondemocratic, undemocratic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include republican, egalitarian, parliamentary, common, antiauthoritarian, popular.

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