democratic
[adjective]
Synonyms: self-governing, autonomous, egalitarian, popular, populist, representative

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Antonyms: authoritarian, undemocratic
Contrasted words: totalitarian, absolute, arbitrary, autocratic, despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, fascistic, nazi, patriarchal
Related Words: representative, libertarian

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Democratic adjective
connecting with or belonging to the US Democratic Party

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dem‧o‧crat‧ic W2 /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk◂/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: democracy, democrat, democratization; verb: democratatize; adverb: democratically ≠ UNDEMOCRATICALLY; adjective: democratic ≠ UNDEMOCRATIC]

1. controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country:
a democratic government
the role of the media in the democratic process

2. organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions:
a democratic management style

3. organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from:
a democratic society

4. (also Democratic) belonging to or supporting the Democratic Party of the US ⇒ republican:
the Democratic nominee for the presidency
—democratically /-kli/ adverb:
democratically elected councils

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

democratic
adj.
I. favouring/practising democracy
VERBS be | become | remain There have been major changes in the constitution, but the system remains democratic.
ADV. genuinely, truly | fully, thoroughly a fully democratic society
fairly, quite, reasonably They have a fairly democratic form of government.
dangerously In 1776 these were considered dangerously democratic principles.

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democratic
II. being fair to different sides
VERBS be, seem
ADV. extremely, very | fairly, quite, reasonably I think it was a reasonably democratic decision.

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