Definition of DEMOCRATIC

democratic

Meanings

Plural: democratics

Adjective

  • characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; ; ; - George du Maurier
    • "democratic government"
    • "a democratic country"
    • "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"
  • belong to or relating to the Democratic Party
    • "Democratic senator"

Adjective Satellite

  • representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
    • "democratic art forms"
    • "a democratic or popular movement"

Adj

  • Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.
  • Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.
  • Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).

Noun

  • Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Dēmokrătĭ́ā) is derived from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people; popular assembly; popular government, democracy”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide; to share”)) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā, suffix meaning ‘government; rule’) (from κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “might, strength; dominion, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“insight, intelligence; strength”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)). By surface analysis, demo- + -cratic or democrat + -ic.

Scrabble Score: 17

democratic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
democratic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
democratic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

democratic is a valid Words With Friends word