democratist
democratist noun: a supporter of democracy, a democrat.
Noun
democratist (plural democratists)
- A supporter of democracy, a democrat
- specifically, an advocate of republican forms of government (originally as a supporter of the French Revolution).
- You will smile here at the consistency of those democratists, who, when they are not on their guard, treat the humbler part of the community with the greatest contempt, whilst, at the same time, they pretend to make them the depositories of all power.1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page...
- For the democratist, “true” democracy is always just around the corner, following the widespread observance of a new political program.2022, Emily B. Finley, The Ideology of Democratism, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 24–25
Adjective
democratist (not comparable)
- Relating to, or supporting, democratism.
Forms of democratist
| plural | democratists |
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Origin of democratist
From democrat(ic) + -ist.
Questions about democratist
- What does democratist mean?
- Democratist means a supporter of democracy, a democrat.
- What part of speech is democratist?
- Democratist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of democratist?
- The plural of democratist is democratists.
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