democrat
noun
dem·o·crat
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Definition of democrat
1a
: an adherent of democracy
b
: one who practices social equality
2
capitalized
: a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.
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Examples of democrat in a Sentence
a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system
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Sunday's rally is being organized by the Civil Human Rights Front, a more traditional pro-democrat organization which previously put on two huge peaceful marches in June which attracted hundreds of thousands of participants. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Hong Kong protesters attempt to restore peace after airport violence," 18 Aug. 2019 Nationally, German politics of the 1920s was characterized by a succession of multi-party governments bringing together social democrats (SPD) with parties of the center and center right. — Klaus Meyer, Quartz, "How to prevent a fascist takeover: Lessons from the Nazi party’s rise to power," 17 Aug. 2019 Many older Hong Kongers, including pro-democrats, who grew up in a British colony, strongly identify with China and saw a point of pride in the city returning to Chinese rule. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Why Hong Kong's young protesters feel they're running out of time in fight for democracy," 25 July 2019 Mr Urzúa, a social democrat, was a voice of prudence in the cabinet of the populist leftist president. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 13 July 2019 Cheung, and the older pro-democrats, aren't in charge of channeling this fear and activism, nor are the generation of student leaders who came to prominence during the Umbrella Movement. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Hong Kong's democracy movement was about hope. These protests are driven by desperation," 2 July 2019 While the Napoleonic Code aligned in some profound ways with the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, the man who found the crown of France lying in the gutter and picked it up with his sword was certainly no democrat. — Justin D. Shapiro, National Review, "In Defense of Diplomacy with Despots, from 1776 to Today," 2 July 2019 Many older Hong Kongers, who grew up in a British colony, strongly identify with China and saw a point of pride in the city returning to Chinese rule, even pro-democrats. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Hong Kong's democracy movement was about hope. These protests are driven by desperation," 2 July 2019 Cutting off Hong Kong would not only harm American interests in the territory but also wreck the prospects of Hong Kongers—an odd way to reward its would-be democrats. — The Economist, "The rule of law in Hong Kong," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'democrat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for democrat
democrat
noun
English Language Learners Definition of democrat
: a person who believes in or supports democracy
: a member of the Democratic Party of the U.S.
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democrat
noun
dem·o·crat
| \ ˈde-mə-ˌkrat
\
\
Kids Definition of democrat
1
: a person who believes in or practices democracy
2
capitalized
: a member of the Democratic party of the United States
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