dem ‧ ocrat /ˈdeməkræt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ democracy , ↑ democrat , ↑ democratization ; verb : democratatize; adverb : ↑ democratically ≠ UNDEMOCRATICALLY ; adjective : ↑ democratic ≠ UNDEMOCRATIC ]
someone who believes in democracy, or works to achieve it