democrat
gb/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/ us/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 2800
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
1
Member of the US Democratic Party
A person who is in or supports the Democratic Party in the US.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is a Democrat
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'Democrat' with 'democratic', which is an adjective referring to democracy in general, not specifically the US political party.
Συνώνυμα
liberal (Often used in US politics to describe someone with similar political views, though not all liberals are Democrats.)
Αντώνυμα
Republican (Refers to a member of the opposing major political party in the United States.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
registered Democrat
|Democrat senator
|Democrat voter
|prominent Democrat
Θέματα
politics
|government
|society
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- My uncle is a Democrat.
- The Democrat won the vote.
- She became a Democrat in college.
- Many Democrats live in this city.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
2
Supporter of democracy
Someone who thinks that people should have the power to choose their leaders and make decisions by voting.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is a democrat
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with membership in the US Democratic Party; context is needed to distinguish.
Συνώνυμα
egalitarian (Emphasizes belief in equality, which is often part of democratic values but not identical.)
Αντώνυμα
autocrat (A ruler or person who supports rule by one person with absolute power, opposite of democratic ideals.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
true democrat
|staunch democrat
|liberal democrat
Θέματα
politics
|government
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
democrat
IPA
GB/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
US/dˈɛməkɹˌæt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
demo - crat (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (demo)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: democrat
- Plural: democrats
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
democrats
noun
Core family
Related words
democratize
verb
democratization
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
undemocratic
adjective
antidemocratic
adjective
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.