- (of a country, state, system, etc.) controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country; connected with this system
- a democratic country
- a democratic system
- democratic government
- They are aiming to make the institutions of the EU truly democratic.
- Exercise your democratic right to vote.
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2- There have been major changes in the constitution, but the system remains democratic.
- They have a fairly democratic form of government.
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- based on the principle that all members have an equal right to be involved in running an organization, etc.
- democratic participation
- a democratic decision
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- based on the principle that all members of society are equal rather than divided by money or social class
- a democratic society
- democratic reforms
- In 1776 these were considered dangerously democratic principles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- become
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- Democratic(abbreviation Dem., D)connected with the Democratic Party in the US
- the Democratic senator from Oregon
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French démocratique, via medieval Latin from Greek dēmokratikos, from dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
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