Synonyms for

Democratic

Verb / ˌdemʌˈkrætɪk / Another word for democratic — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to or supporting democracy or its principles

Synonyms & similar words

popular democratic undemocratic popular representative self-governing egalitarian fair just equal free open accessible accountable balanced civil democratical impartial objective tolerant unbiased unprejudiced

Synonyms by register

Formal

representative egalitarian popular republican

Informal

people-powered grassroots majority-rule

Literary

populist common

Antonyms

autocratic authoritarian dictatorial totalitarian despotic monarchical oligarchic

Common collocations

  • democratic process
  • democratic principles
  • democratic party
  • democratic system
  • democratic elections
  • democratic government
  • democratic ideals
  • democratic society

Word family

noun democracy
adverb democratically

Usage note

Often contrasted with autocratic or authoritarian systems. While 'democratic' can refer to a specific political party in some countries (like the US), its broader meaning relates to principles of equality and popular rule.

Example sentences

  1. The democratic system allows citizens to vote for their leaders.
  2. A democratic society values the opinions of all its citizens.
  3. Democratic countries have free and fair elections.
  4. The democratic party is one of the two major political parties in the United States.
  5. The presidents speech emphasized the importance of democratic values.

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