democratic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

demo·crat·ic BrE [ˌdeməˈkrætɪk] NAmE [ˌdeməˈkrætɪk] adjective
1. (of a country, state, system, etc.)controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country; connected with this system
•a democratic country
•a democratic system
•democratic government
•They are aiming to make the institutions of the EU truly democratic.
•Exercise your democratic right to vote.
2. based on the principle that all members have an equal right to be involved in running an organization, etc
•democratic participation
•a democratic decision
3. based on the principle that all members of society are equal rather than divided by money or social class
•a democratic society
•democratic reforms
4. Democratic (abbr.Dem., D)connected with the Democratic Party in the US
•the Democratic senator from Oregon
Derived Word: ↑democratically

Word Origin:
[democratic democratically] early 17th cent.: from French démocratique, via medieval Latin from Greek dēmokratikos, from dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

Example Bank:
•In 1776 these were considered dangerously democratic principles.
•There have been major changes in the constitution, but the system remains democratic.
•They have a fairly democratic form of government.
•a fully democratic society

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  popular, Democratic