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Democratic : adj
1: characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles
of democracy or social equality; "democratic
government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic
scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier
[ant: undemocratic]
2: belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic
senator"
3: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of
the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic
or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular
science"; "popular fiction" [syn: popular]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Democratic : \Dem`o*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. d['e]mocratique.]
1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or
constructed upon the principle of government by the
people.
2. Relating to a political party so called.
3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic.
The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief
political parties in the United States.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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