"Democratic" meaning in English

See Democratic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: democratic [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Democratic (not comparable)
  1. (US politics) Of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party. Tags: US, not-comparable Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-Democratic-en-adj-v7beFYrT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Political parties Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Political parties: 68 32 Topics: government, politics
  2. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of democratic (“pertaining to democracy”) Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, rare Alternative form of: democratic (extra: pertaining to democracy)
    Sense id: en-Democratic-en-adj-PmXaGUA8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47

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