transcription, транскрипция: [ deməkrætɪk ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
Bolivia returned to democratic rule in 1982, after a series of military governments.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• demo‧crati‧cal‧ly
That June, Yeltsin became Russia’s first democratically elected President.
ADV : ADV adj , ADV with v
2.
Something that is democratic is based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions.
Education is the basis of a democratic society...
ADJ
• demo‧crati‧cal‧ly
This committee will enable decisions to be made democratically.
ADV
3.
Democratic is used in the titles of some political parties.
...the Social Democratic Party.
ADJ : ADJ n