adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ de-m ə - ' kra-tik
Function: adjective
Date: 1602
1 : of, relating to, or favoring democracy
2 often capitalized : of or relating to one of the two major political parties in the U.S. evolving in the early 19th century from the anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party and associated in modern times with policies of broad social reform and internationalism
3 : relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses of the people < democratic art>
4 : favoring social equality : not snobbish
– dem · o · crat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb