All 3 Uses of
democratic
in
Babbitt
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- His convention paper had given him the beginning of a reputation for oratory, so the Republican-Democratic Central Committee sent him to the Seventh Ward and South Zenith, to address small audiences of workmen and clerks, and wives uneasy with their new votes.†
Chpt 14
- Despite their resolution to be democratic they divided into two sets: the men with dress-clothes and the men without.†
Chpt 15
- Babbitt's democratic love for titles became a rich relish.†
Chpt 15 *
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) More commonly, democratic refers to the United States political party, the Democrats whose main political rivals are the Republicans.