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democratic

adjective
 
🔊/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
🔊/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
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  1.  
    (of a country, state, system, etc.国家、政府、制度等) controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country; connected with this system民主的；民主政体的；民主制度的
    • a democratic country民主国家
    • a democratic system民主制度
    • democratic government民主政府
    • They are aiming to make the institutions of the EU truly democratic.他们旨在使欧盟机构真正民主。
    • Exercise your democratic right to vote.行使您的民主投票权。
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    • There have been major changes in the constitution, but the system remains democratic.宪法有了重大变更，但实行的仍然是民主制度。
    • They have a fairly democratic form of government.他们有一个比较民主的政府。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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  2.  
    based on the principle that all members have an equal right to be involved in running an organization, etc.民主权利的
    • democratic participation民主参与
    • a democratic decision民主决策
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • genuinely
    • truly
    • fully
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
    based on the principle that all members of society are equal rather than divided by money or social class有民主精神的；平等的
    • a democratic society民主社会
    • democratic reforms民主改革
    • In 1776 these were considered dangerously democratic principles.在1776 年时这些民主原则被认为是危险的。
    Topics Politicsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • genuinely
    • truly
    • fully
    • …
    See full entry
  4. Democratic
    (abbreviation Dem., D)
     connected with the Democratic Party in the US（美国）民主党的
    • the Democratic senator from Oregon（美国）俄勒冈州的民主党参议员
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    5. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French démocratique, via medieval Latin from Greek dēmokratikos, from dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.