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# democratic

adjective (democratic, more democratic, most democratic)

«democratic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Based on democracy: a system where people choose their leaders by voting and have equal rights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#m1)
2. Fair, where everyone has an equal say in a decision: «a democratic vote in class». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#m2)
3. (US politics, capital D) Belonging to the Democratic Party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#m3)
4. Mixed up together in a jumbled way, with no one kind better than another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#m4)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and history lessons: democratic countries hold free elections; ancient Athens is called the birthplace of democracy. At school: choosing the class pet's name by a show of hands is a democratic decision. Phrases: «democratic country», «democratic vote», «democratic process», «democratic rights».

### Examples

- We made a democratic decision: everyone voted on the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#x1)
- In a democratic country, people choose their leaders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#x2)
- The school council is a democratic way to share ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#x3)
- Voting by secret ballot is part of a democratic election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#x4)
- The teacher wanted the class rules to be democratic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#x5)
- Free speech is important in a democratic society. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/#x6)

### Note

Noun: «democracy»; person: «democrat» (Democrat with a capital D in US politics). Opposite ideas: «undemocratic», «dictatorship». In maths, a democratic vote is decided by the majority: more than half of the votes wins.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «democratic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/democratic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«democratic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/democratic.html) on Mova free.