democrat
gb/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/ us/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
B1
Английски
~ 2800
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
B1
entity
1
Member of the US Democratic Party
A person who is in or supports the Democratic Party in the US.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] is a Democrat
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'Democrat' with 'democratic', which is an adjective referring to democracy in general, not specifically the US political party.
Синоними
liberal (Often used in US politics to describe someone with similar political views, though not all liberals are Democrats.)
Антоними
Republican (Refers to a member of the opposing major political party in the United States.)
Колокации
registered Democrat
|Democrat senator
|Democrat voter
|prominent Democrat
Теми
politics
|government
|society
Примери
- She has been a loyal Democrat for over thirty years.
- The Democrat candidate won the election by a narrow margin.
- Many Democrats support expanding access to healthcare.
- He switched from being a Republican to a Democrat last year.
Примери за учащи
- My uncle is a Democrat.
- The Democrat won the vote.
- She became a Democrat in college.
- Many Democrats live in this city.
Съществително
B2
entity
2
Supporter of democracy
Someone who thinks that people should have the power to choose their leaders and make decisions by voting.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] is a democrat
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with membership in the US Democratic Party; context is needed to distinguish.
Синоними
egalitarian (Emphasizes belief in equality, which is often part of democratic values but not identical.)
Антоними
autocrat (A ruler or person who supports rule by one person with absolute power, opposite of democratic ideals.)
Колокации
true democrat
|staunch democrat
|liberal democrat
Теми
politics
|government
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- As a democrat, she opposed any form of dictatorship.
- He described himself as a democrat first and a politician second.
- True democrats respect the results of free elections.
Примери за учащи
- She is a democrat and believes in free elections.
- A democrat does not like dictators.
- He is a democrat and wants fair rules for all.
Граматика
Речникова форма
democrat
IPA
GB/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
US/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
Срички и ударение
demo - crat (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (demo)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: democrat
- Plural: democrats
Семейство думи
Forms
democrats
noun
Core family
Related words
democratize
verb
democratization
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
undemocratic
adjective
antidemocratic
adjective
Изрази
big-D Democrat
1/bˈɪɡ dˈi dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
fixed phrase
Member of US Democratic Party (emphasized)
A person who belongs to or supports the Democratic Party in the US.
Примери
- He's a big-D Democrat who always votes for his party's candidates.
- You can be a small-d democrat without being a big-D Democrat.
small-d democrat
1/smˈɔl dˈi dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
fixed phrase
Supporter of democracy, not party-specific
A person who believes in democracy, not necessarily in the Democratic Party.
Примери
- Although he's conservative, he's a small-d democrat who values free elections.
- She calls herself a small-d democrat because she supports democratic principles above party loyalty.