What does “democratic” mean?
- 1
adjectivebased on a system where people choose their government by voting
The country held its first democratic election.
- 2
adjectivetreating everyone equally and letting them share decisions
The team uses a democratic way of choosing projects.
Democratic at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/ · dem-uh-KRAT-ik
How to use “democratic” correctly
Notice the stress moves: DEM-uh-krat, but dem-uh-KRAT-ik and dih-MAH-kruh-see (democracy).
Common phrases with “democratic”
- democratic government
- democratic process
- the Democratic Party
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- democracy
- Democrat
- democratically
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