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- pronunciation:
- de
m
krae
tihk
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
relating to or demonstrating the belief that all people should be treated equally.
We try to be democratic at club meetings by asking every member to vote. |
| definition 2: |
of or relating to a democracy.
Our democratic form of government gives everyone an equal vote. |
| definition 3: |
(cap.) of or relating to the Democratic Party of the United States.
The Democratic and Republican Parties are the largest U.S. political parties. |
| related words: |
equal, representative |
| derivation: |
democratically (adv.) |
The word democratic
contains the following parts:
crat, -cracy
Greek
root
that means government, rule
  Example words:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
aerobic, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, fantastic, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, physical, physics, sonic, sympathetic
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