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Democrat
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democrat
English
Etymology
See en democrat.
Noun
en politics A member or supporter of a democratic party.
en US politics A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
en Republican Green Libertarian
en 2000-10-03 Tim Paluch https://iowastatedaily.com/207573/opinion/gore-vs-bush-thats-debatable/ Gore vs. Bush: That's Debatable w:Iowa State Daily At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped.Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two are."Al Gore Gore: "I think the real difference between George W. Bush Governor Bush and I is that he is in fact a Republican, and I am currently a Democrat."Moderator: "That doesn’t really answer the question, I am talking about issues."George W. Bush Bush: "No, he is right. I am a Republican, and he is a Democrat." https://web.archive.org/web/20240417185126/https://iowastatedaily.com/207573/opinion/gore-vs-bush-thats-debatable/
en Alex Baumhardt Oregon Rep. Bonamici among electeds inexplicably locked out of U.S. Education Department w:Oregon Capital Chronicle https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/07/oregon-rep-bonamici-among-electeds-inexplicably-locked-out-of-u-s-education-department-friday/ 2025-02-07 “Over the years, Democrats and Republicans have had policy differences, but this is way more than a policy difference. This is them dismantling government without the consent of the people,” Bonamici said. “This is not normal. Nothing feels normal right now.” A video filmed and shared on the social media site Bluesky by Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost, also a Democrat, shows Hairfield outside the building and several officers from the federal Department of Homeland Security behind the doors, labeled “All Access Entrance.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250305235044/http://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/07/oregon-rep-bonamici-among-electeds-inexplicably-locked-out-of-u-s-education-department-friday/
en democrat supporter of democracy.
Synonyms
member or supporter of the Democratic Party of the United States en commiecrat<qq:derogatory> Democrap<qq:derogatory, mildly vulgar> Democ🐀<qq:derogatory, Internet slang> Democreep<qq:derogatory> Democunt<qq:derogatory> Demonrat<qq:derogatory> Demoncrat<qq:derogatory> Demotard<qq:derogatory, vulgar> Dhimmicrat<qq:derogatory> DemoKKKrat<qq:derogatory> Dumbocrap<qq:derogatory> dumbocrat<qq:derogatory> Homocrat<qq:derogatory, vulgar> locofoco<qq:archaic, usually derogatory> Nazicrat<qq:derogatory>
Hyponyms
US politics en Berniecrat, en Reagan Democrat, en Dixiecrat, en Blue Dog
Derived terms
en businesscrat defeatocrat Democrap Democratish Democratitis Democunt Demopublican Demotard Dixiecrat dumbocrat gaycrat Liebercrat Nazicrat Pedocrat Republicrat Republocrat Repucrat Trumpocrat commiecrat Democreep Berniecrat Democ🐀 Democrap Democreep Tory Democrat Democunt DemoKKKrat Demoncrat Demonrat Demotard Demoturd Dhimmicrat Dixiecrat dumbocrat Homocrat Nazicrat Reagan Democrat
Translations
supporter of the Democratic Party of the US
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 民主黨人 mínzhǔdǎngrén
Finnish: fi demokraatti
French: fr démocrate m f
German: de Demokrat m, de Demokratin f
Hebrew: he דמוקרט demoqrat
Irish: ga Daonlathaí m
Japanese: ja 民主党員 みんしゅとういん, minshutōin
Korean: ko 민주당원
Navajo: nv Dzaanééz
Russian: ru демокра́т m, ru демокра́тка f
Swahili: sw Mdemokrasia
Swedish: sv demokrat c
Adjective
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en US politics proscribed often pejorative Of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.
en Democratic
en Republican Green Libertarian
Usage notes
As an adjective, especially in the phrase Democrat Party, it is often used pejoratively and epithetically. This usage is also proscribed in favor of en Democratic. Adjectival use carries a strong connotation of political conservatism.
Translations
pertaining to the Democratic Party in the U.S.
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 民主黨人 mínzhǔdǎngrén
Finnish: fi demokraatti-
French: fr démocrate
Georgian: ka დემოკრატი
Hungarian: hu demokrata
Japanese: ja 民主党員 みんしゅとういん, minshutōin
Navajo: nv Téliijí dah oonéłígíí, nv Dzaanééz
Russian: ru демократи́ческий