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democrat

Syllabification: (dem·o·crat)
Pronunciation: /ˈdeməˌkrat/
Translate democrat | into French | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of democrat

noun

  • 1an advocate or supporter of democracy.
  • 2 (Democrat) a member of the Democratic Party.

Origin:

late 18th century (originally denoting an opponent of the aristocrats in the French Revolution of 1790): from French démocrate, on the pattern of aristocrate 'aristocrat'

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