The Only Use of
democratic
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Its fate was singular: the assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it, and in England it was judg'd to have too much of the democratic.†
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.