(n)a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. démocratique. ] 1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. belonging to or relating to the Democratic party, the political party so called. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief political parties in the United States. Presidents of the United States who belonged to the Democratic party in the twentieth century were Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[民主革命, mín zhǔ gé mìng, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ]democratic revolution; bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)#26363[Add to Longdo]
[民主建港协进联盟 / 民主建港協進聯盟, mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄥˊ]Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong[Add to Longdo]