DemocratDemocrat noun [countable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- Despite a slight shortage of new ideas, she remains the strongest candidate the Democrats have fielded for some time.
- So after fourteen years of solid, wall-to-wall Democrats, the Republicans won both houses of Congress.
- The effort to win quick approval of the so-called supermajority tax limitation amendment has raised a furor among some Democrats.
- Time was you would find Democrats in trailer parks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► Labour-/Republican-/Democrat- etc controlled► the Conservative/Liberal Democrat/Socialist etc leader
a member or supporter of the Democratic Party of the US (=leader of a political party)· the Conservative leader, David Cameron
► vote Conservative/Democrat etc (=vote for someone who is Conservative etc)· Cubans in the city of Miami have traditionally voted Republican.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► congressional· At the least, he needs to pick his fights with the congressional Democrats carefully.· Alternatively, Republicans may try for a deal with congressional Democrats.· The interests of the White House and of congressional Democrats do not obviously coincide.· Or Republicans could try to cut a deal with congressional Democrats in the hope that Mr Clinton would come aboard later.· The question is whether the congressional Democrats or the Republican administration should run the programme.· Both congressional Democrats and Republicans, however, are nervous about their survival next fall.· These developments reinforced the growing pressure being exerted by congressional Democrats for a full investigation.· At the same time, the political hand of congressional Democrats is strengthened.
► conservative· The opposition cuts across party boundaries, with Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors all against the scheme.· John Tanner, another conservative Democrat.· They mounted an especially effective legislative liaison operation that secured a high level of Republican unity while drawing in conservative Democrats.· That, in turn, has frustrated the conservative Democrats.· This would certainly exclude both Conservative and Liberal Democrats.· First, both men were conservative Democrats running in the last Southern state to deny any Republican the governorship since Reconstruction.· In the post-Hunt world, the conservative Democrats have returned to power to find little touched or disturbed.· The difference was that the Republicans were conservative Democrats and the Democrats were liberal Democrats.
► free· Since 1969 the centrist Free Democrats have held the balance of power in the Bundestag.· Their partners, the Free Democrats, have lost their economics minister.
► liberal· Was it enough to vote for liberal Democrats and pay their taxes with a smile?· They went out and voted Liberal Democrat.· The Liberal Democrat manifesto is a clear commitment to change Britain.· However, he opposed a royal commission on the legalisation of drugs, the formal policy of the Liberal Democrats.· Would Labour and the Liberal Democrats, even under the aegis of an independent Commission, do otherwise?· Nigel Jones, who won Cheltenham for the Liberal Democrats has been named front bench spokesman on housing and local government.
► new· They are all moderates, Clintonites, New Democrats, modernisers.· The New Democrat agenda of his 1992 campaign tried to update liberalism by pursuing new means to advance traditional Democratic goals.· But the new Democrats are, by definition, new.· A fellow New Democrat, Gore shared the Clinton vision.· His centrist, compromising instincts, embodied in the New Democrat covenant, alienated core constituencies while failing to impress opponents.· Clinton ran in 1992 not as a liberal but as a so-called New Democrat.
► progressive· The move by the three Progressive Democrats, was unanimously authorised by party representatives.· Mr Reynolds's government lost the motion by 88 votes to 77 after a walkout by coalition partners the Progressive Democrats.· Mr McDowell is also chairman of the Progressive Democrat party.· It was 15,042 for the Progressive Democrats.· Suppose such a party were to win, like the Progressive Democrats in 1987,11.8% of the first-preference votes.· The Progressive Democrats said his comments amounted to a charge of perjury against their leader.· Overall though, gay is good, which is why Sam Snort welcomes the proposed decriminalisation of homosexuality on the part of the Progressive Democrats.
► social· In January 1912 he organized a conference of like-minded Social Democrats in Prague.· The 1987 results produced immediate pressure for fusion with the Social Democrats.· The Social Democrats found themselves without influence inside a hard-line Stalinist party.· The Cabinet also contained two Communists, two Social Democrats, seven independents and five members of smaller parties.· Bismarck used two issues to divide the liberals and unite his new majority: protectionism and the suppression of the Social Democrats.· The Social Democrats created huge momentum in the 1980s, but still failed-beaten back by Labour at its most demoralised.· The Social Democrats were expected to emerge on top thanks to traditional backing from workers in the industrial south.
NOUN► candidate· The Liberal Democrat candidate Martin Horwood this time is certain he can improve on that.· Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Bergg has agreed to appear.· He was also carrying an orange poster on a pole, urging a vote for the local Liberal Democrat candidate.· Mr Peter Allen, the Liberal Democrat candidate was pushed into third place with about 8,400 votes.
► house· But McCurry also said the bill is unnecessary, echoing the views of many House Democrats.· Lowey also convinced two other House Democrats to join with her.· But Bonior, the second-ranking House Democrat, denied any direct involvement.· Wilson says House Democrats rewrote his amendment, yet he supported the revised measure.· The animosity between Clinton and House Democrats is likely to endure.
► leader· Liberal Democrat leader Mike Storey backed the inquiry into the passing of the information to a private company.· The Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy will undoubtedly do his best.· Tom Dale, Liberal Democrat leader on the council, demanded a rethink at yesterday's full council meeting.· Mr Ashdown, the Liberal Democrat leader, toughened his terms for a deal yesterday.
► party· Chuan had been under considerable pressure to appoint the Democrat Party secretary-general, Maj.-Gen.· Mr McDowell is also chairman of the Progressive Democrat party.· But, given the low base from which the Liberal Democrat party began its struggle for recognition, he has achieved a great deal.
► senate· Similarly, as Nader points out, a majority of Senate Democrats supported the administration's pro-business bankruptcy bill.· D., said Senate Democrats would oppose the final measure if it contains the provision on students.· But legislation authorizing the tax cut squeaked through the Republican-controlled Assembly and was blocked by Senate Democrats.· Dole then could blame its failure on Clinton and Senate Democrats.· Recognizing the volatility of the issue in an election year, 27 Republicans joined all 47 Senate Democrats in supporting the measure.
VERB► rank· Henry Waxman, D-California, the committee's ranking Democrat, who had asked for the investigation.· James McDermott, D-Wash., the ranking Democrat on the panel.· Ben Cardin of Maryland, ranking Democrat on the panel, said Rep.· But the ranking Democrat on the committee, Sen.· Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee.
► vote· They went out and voted Liberal Democrat.· Since Sanders generally votes Democratic, the Democrats need to gain an additional 20 seats to win control of the House.· That connection does not go down well with many people who vote Liberal Democrat.· They were still voting for the Democrats.· You see, I had every intention of voting Liberal Democrat.· Reform voting procedures that Democrats claim disenfranchised thousands of black voters last year.· In Chicago he could vote for the Democrat of his choice.
► win· Senate Of the 35 Senate seats contested, 18 were won by the Democrats and 17 by the Republicans.· That strategy may win the Democrats some short-term votes, but the cost could be long-term jobs.· A minority administration should face little difficulty winning Liberal Democrat support for similar objectives.