democrat
noun
dem·o·crat
ˈde-mə-ˌkrat 
1
a
: an adherent of democracy
b
: one who practices social equality
2
capitalized
: a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.
Examples of democrat in a Sentence
a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system
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Five democrats have publicly called for Biden to suspend his campaign.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 9 July 2024
And, because Taiwan is also the only functioning liberal democracy in the Chinese-speaking world (Singapore is an illiberal democracy), crushing Taiwan’s system of government would be a huge blow to democrats, greater even than the crackdown in Hong Kong.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The judge also ruled Racine County chose the stops for its mobile voting van in areas of the city that favored democrats.
—Benjamin Yount | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
Their support for – or lack of opposition to – Mr. Saied continues to feed on a brimming well of bitterness and distrust over the failures of post-revolution democrats.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 9 July 2024
And, because Taiwan is also the only functioning liberal democracy in the Chinese-speaking world (Singapore is an illiberal democracy), crushing Taiwan’s system of government would be a huge blow to democrats, greater even than the crackdown in Hong Kong.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The judge also ruled Racine County chose the stops for its mobile voting van in areas of the city that favored democrats.
—Benjamin Yount | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
Their support for – or lack of opposition to – Mr. Saied continues to feed on a brimming well of bitterness and distrust over the failures of post-revolution democrats.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democrat. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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democrat
noun
dem·o·crat
ˈdem-ə-ˌkrat
1
: one who believes in or practices democracy
2
capitalized
: a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.
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