democrat
UK/'demәkræt/US
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Definitions
n.
A person who supports or believes in democracy.
民主主义者，拥护或信仰民主的人。
n.
(Democrat) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
（Democrat）美国民主党党员或支持者。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddemo (people) + crat (one who rules / believes in a form of rule) = someone on the side of rule by the people. Capitalized 'Democrat' is the US party member; lowercase is anyone who believes in democracy.
Root demo still carries 9 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
She is a lifelong democrat who believes in one person, one vote.
- 2.
The Democrats won a majority in the Senate.