democrat

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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

"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

She was first lady during the 2008-2012 presidency of social democrat Álvaro Colom, until they divorced in 2011.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

He was student, voluptuary, soldier, prisoner, author, diplomatist, exile, pauper, courtier, democrat, orator, statesman, traitor.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various