Democrat | Definition of Democrat by Merriam-Webster

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b : one who practices social equality

2 capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.

a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system

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1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

borrowed from French dmocrate, derivative from the base of dmocratie democracy or dmocratique democratic, probably after aristocrate aristocrat

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Democrat. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democrat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.

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1 : a person who believes in or practices democracy

2 capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the United States

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