(in the US) the older and more liberal of the two major political parties, so named since 1840
Compare Republican Party
2.
(in South Africa from 1989 to 2000) a multiracial political party of the centre-left
Abbreviation: DP
Democratic Party in American English
US
one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: it emerged in the late 1820s from a split in the Democratic-Republican Party, which had, in turn, developed from the Republican Party led by Thomas Jefferson
Examples of 'Democratic Party' in a sentence
Democratic Party
It was not a very appropriate image for the leader of the Social Democratic Party to use.
Barnard, Robert POLITICAL SUICIDE (1994)
The world had changed considerably in the thirty-nine years since the Liberal DemocraticParty was formed.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (1994)
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Democratic Party
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All related terms of 'Democratic Party'
New Democratic Party
the Canadian social democratic party formed in 1961
Social Democratic Party
(in Britain 1981–90) a centre political party founded by ex-members of the Labour Party. It formed an alliance with the Liberal Party and continued in a reduced form after many members left to join the Social and Liberal Democratic Party in 1988
Christian Democratic Party
any of various political parties in Europe and Latin America which combine moderate conservatism with historical links to the Christian Church
Democratic-Republican Party
the antifederalist party originally led by Thomas Jefferson , which developed into the modern Democratic Party
Democratic Unionist Party
a Northern Irish political party, founded by Ian Paisley in 1971, advocating the maintenance of union with the UK
Social and Liberal Democratic Party
(in Britain ) a centrist political party formed in 1988 by the merging of the Liberal Party and part of the Social Democratic Party. In 1989 it changed its name to the Liberal Democrats
Social Democratic and Labour Party
a Northern Irish political party, which advocates peaceful union with the Republic of Ireland