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- DictionaryDem·o·crat·ic/ˌdeməˈkradik/
adjective
- 1. relating to or supporting democracy or its principles: "democratic reforms"
- 2. relating to the Democratic Party: "a Democratic fundraiser"
A person or a group that is democratic believes in, encourages, or supports freedom and equality between people and groups: a democratic society. (Definition of democratic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A person or a group that is democratic believes in, encourages, or supports freedom and equality between people and groups: a democratic society. (Definition of democratic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) democratic | Business English. adjective. uk / ˌdeməˈkrætɪk / us. Add to word list. POLITICS.
The adjective democratic is used to describe something that operates under or or resembles democracy, a form of government in which the citizens hold the power. Usually, the word democratic is used to describe political systems, governments, or countries that use such systems.
Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized: dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
noun. , plural de·moc·ra·cies. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.
the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves. politics & government. A democracy is a country in which power is held by elected representatives.
adjective. /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/ (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.