democrat

Example Sentences

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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

A woman once viewed as a democrat but later reviled by many as a despot had fled like a fugitive under cover of internet darkness.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

Rutte‘s replacement after 13 years in office could be the country’s first female premier or a social democrat who left his job as the European Union‘s climate czar to return to national politics.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

There is much more than that in De Monarchia even for the most confident modern democrat, who may regard emperor and pope as twin tyrants and for whom the word "mediæval" has derogatory connotations.

From The Critical Game by Macy, John Albert