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democratic

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1. democratic - Noun

2. democratic - Adjective

3. democratic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

Relating to a political party so called.

Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle

A society is democratic when no one is so rich that they can buy someone, and no one is so poor that they have to sell themselves. Source: Internet

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise? Federico Fellini

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through. Alexis de Tocqueville

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference. Ralph Nader

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff. Stephen Harper

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