as in socialist
one who advocates or practices social equality
a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system
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That rule failed 206-222, with nine Republicans bucking Johnson and voting with all 213 Democrats.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Trump's experience with special elections as omens Republicans now have 220 House seats, Democrats 213.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But now, as Democrats find their legal and fund-raising institutions under attack from the Trump administration, their base voters furious at their congressional leadership and their party’s popularity at a generational low, progressives are also staring down the prospect of a post-Bernie future.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The chest-thumping celebrations in the White House and the antics of its pet-project DOGE intersected to rile up Democrats, who have been trying to defend all corners of the federal cogs.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Trump's experience with special elections as omens Republicans now have 220 House seats, Democrats 213.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But now, as Democrats find their legal and fund-raising institutions under attack from the Trump administration, their base voters furious at their congressional leadership and their party’s popularity at a generational low, progressives are also staring down the prospect of a post-Bernie future.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The chest-thumping celebrations in the White House and the antics of its pet-project DOGE intersected to rile up Democrats, who have been trying to defend all corners of the federal cogs.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for democrat
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“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democrat. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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