— Dixiecratic , adj.
/dik"see krat'/ , n.
a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic party, esp. a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic party.
[ 1945-50, Amer.; DIXIE + (DEMO)CRAT ]