DEMOCRATIC PARTY


Meaning of DEMOCRATIC PARTY in English

( also the Democrats )

one of the two major political parties in the US. Compared with their rivals, the Republican Party , the Democrats are more liberal and have strong support from minorities and the trade/labor unions. The party began in 1792 as the Democratic Republican Party . Democratic Presidents have included Thomas Jefferson , Andrew Jackson , Woodrow Wilson , Franklin D Roosevelt , Harry S Truman , John F Kennedy , Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton .

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