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democrat

[dem-uh-krat] / ˈdɛm əˌkræt /


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Critics call him extreme, though he recently told AFP he was a democrat who would "respect the constitution."

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

He could be pretty high-and-mighty, and certainly not exactly a small-d democrat.

From Slate Feb. 16, 2026

Gibbon, no democrat, spent much of his time reading voraciously and carried some English biases and feuds into his writing, but he illuminated Augustus’ strategies in ways that America’s framers found sobering, cautionary and salutary.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

"Putin had shown himself to be a liberal and a democrat, who wanted to continue market reforms," said Valentin Yumashev, who told Yeltsin he would make a "superb candidate".

From BBC Mar. 14, 2024

Salas, the acting executive, was a conservative, and Gomez Farias, president of the council of government, was a democrat.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Brantz Mayer

The outcry from Mexican democrats who cherish free speech has been extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Oregon Congresswoman Edith Green offered her take on a compromise: seating loyal democrats from both parties.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2024

Latin America’s democracies and democrats don’t get enough credit for weathering inequality, violence and economic stagnation.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2024

"We democrats have to stop the finger-pointing, sit down together and find a position that lives up to that responsibility."

From Reuters Sep. 15, 2023

The Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights and the Bill of Rights, are documents which are held in veneration by democrats throughout the world.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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