Wordiyodemo
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From Greek dēmos (people, district). Central to political vocabulary: democracy (people's rule), democrat, demagogue (people-leader, often pejorative). Also appears in demography (study of populations) and demotic (of the common people). Related -demic words like epidemic and pandemic describe how diseases spread "among the people."
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demagogue
A political leader who manipulates public emotions and prejudices; to act in such a manner
democracy
A system of government by elected representatives
democrat
A supporter of democracy or member of a Democratic Party
democratic
Based on or supporting democracy; egalitarian
demography
The scientific study of human populations and their characteristics
demotic
Of or relating to common people; the everyday language or script of ordinary people
endemic
Native to or confined to a particular region; a locally native species or disease
epidemic
A widespread outbreak of infectious disease; spreading rapidly among many people
pandemic
A disease spreading across a wide area; widespread epidemic