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democrat

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛməkrat/

Translate democrat | into French | into Italian | into Spanish

Definition of democrat

noun

1an advocate or supporter of democracy: as a democrat, I accepted the outcome of the referendum

2 (Democrat) (in the US) 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'