democratic

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/ (Standard Southern British, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˌdɛməˈkɹatɪk/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/, [ˌdɛməˈkɹæɾɪk] (US, pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˌdɪməˈkɹætɪk/, [ˌdɪməˈkɹæɾɪk] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdeməˈkɹætɪk/, [ˌdeməˈkɹæɾɪk] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌdeməˈkɹɛtək/, [ˌdeməˈkɹɛɾək] (Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ˌdɛməˈkɾatɪk/ Hyphenation: de‧mo‧crat‧ic Rhymes: -ætɪk === Adjective === democratic (comparative more democratic, superlative most democratic) Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people. Synonym: (archaic) democratical Antonyms: nondemocratic, undemocratic For more quotations using this term, see Citations:democratic. Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian. Antonyms: nondemocratic, undemocratic Coordinate term: demotic (US, politics) Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”). ==== Alternative forms ==== Democratic (rare) democratick (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === democratic (plural democratics) (chiefly in the plural, dated) Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”). Synonyms: (obsolete) democratical, democratist ==== Alternative forms ==== democratick (obsolete) === References === === Further reading === democracy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “democratic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Ladin == === Adjective === democratic m pl plural of democratich == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === democratic m (feminine singular democratica, masculine plural democratics, feminine plural democraticas) democratic ==== Related terms ==== democracia democrata == Romanian == === Alternative forms === демократик (democratic) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French démocratique. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [de.moˈkra.tik] === Adjective === democratic m or n (feminine singular democratică, masculine plural democratici, feminine/neuter plural democratice) democratic ==== Declension ====