democratic
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dem·o·crat·ic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk◂/ ●●○ W3 adjective 1 PGcontrolled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country 〔政府等〕民主的，民主政体的 a democratic government 民主政府 the role of the media in the democratic process 民主进程中媒体的作用2 PPPorganized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions 民主制的，决策民主的 a democratic management style 民主的管理风格3 organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from 按民主原则组织的，体现民主的，平等的 a democratic society 民主社会4 (also Democratic) belonging to or supporting the Democratic Party of the US 〔美国〕民主党的，支持民主党的 → republican the Democratic nominee for the presidency 民主党提名的总统候选人 —democratically /-kli/ adverb democratically elected councils 民主选举的委员会Examples from the Corpus
democratic• Hunger is, in this sense, a question of democracy and democratic control.• The Communist Party was voted out of power in the nation's first democratic elections in decades.• a democratic government• While democratic governments are giving away the Empire which our fathers won, our people are abandoned to poverty and unemployment.• Costa Rica is often mentioned as an example of what countries can accomplish under stable, democratic governments.• It may be easier for an authoritarian regime than for a democratic one to carry out economic restructuring.• Certainly there may be situations and organizations for which the democratic principle is inappropriate.• A democratic process of elections should ensure a fair level of representation.• Open, free, and fair elections are the most basic element of the democratic process.• In this perspective, people's control over their health and their health services is a democratic right.• Who are exercising their democratic rights?• Some people favor a more democratic style of parenting, saying they fear being too strict with their children.• Elsewhere, however, the democratic test has been more loosely applied.democratic government• Having made real progress in establishing democratic governments and free markets, they seek to professionalize their military establishments.• While democratic governments are giving away the Empire which our fathers won, our people are abandoned to poverty and unemployment.• If there is any point at all to democratic government it is, surely, to redress the balance in our favour.• By nature the education investments of democratic governments tend to be egalitarian.• In addition, the generals are threatening to overthrow the first democratic government the country has had in 40 years.• It was a unilateral action that risked general war in support of a less than democratic government threatened by pro-Nasser Arabs.• No democratic government, with elections to win and problems to solve, can find these questions easy.nDemocratic adjective nconnecting with or belonging to the US Democratic PartyFrom Longman Business Dictionarydemocraticdem‧o‧crat‧ic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/ adjective1controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a countrya democratic government2organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisionsa very democratic management style —democratically adverba democratically elected councildem·o·crat·ic adjectiveDemocratic adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
controlled elected are who Corpus the by by representatives Business people
democratic
dem‧o‧crat‧ic W2 /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk◂/
adjective
a democratic government
the role of the media in the democratic process
2. organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions:
a democratic management style
3. organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from:
a democratic society
4. (also Democratic) belonging to or supporting the Democratic Party of the US ⇨ republican:
the Democratic nominee for the presidency
—democratically /-kli/ adverb:
democratically elected councils
dem‧o‧crat‧ic W2 /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk◂/
adjective Word Family: noun: democracy, democrat, democratization; verb: democratatize; adverb: democratically ≠ UNDEMOCRATICALLY; adjective: democratic ≠ UNDEMOCRATIC
1. controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country: 2. organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions:
3. organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from:
4. (also Democratic) belonging to or supporting the Democratic Party of the US ⇨ republican:
—democratically /-kli/ adverb:
Democratic
Democratic adjective
connecting with or belonging to the US Democratic Party
Democratic
adjectiveconnecting with or belonging to the US Democratic Party