Dem
Donkey party member
Dem is informal shorthand for Democrat or Democratic, common in headlines and casual political discussion: The Dems took the Senate.
It parallels "GOP" for Republicans.
Often appears in phrases like Dem primary or Dem voters. (Lowercase dem is dialectal for "them.")
liberal
Open to reform
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- blue stateConsistently Democratic voting region
donkey · DNC · primary · midterm · caucus · ballot · campaign · voter · candidate · incumbent
American political party affiliation
DemRepublican
GOP party member
GOP · Rep · conservative · Red · right-winger
ideological spectrum
Demconservative
Cautious about altering customs
right-wing · right-winger · right-leaning · far-right · rightist
- democratic processesMethods for collective governance
- demo tapesSelf-recorded promotional music
- demographic changesAlterations in population composition
- democratic controlCollective citizen authority over governance
- democratic representationElected officials serving constituents
- democratic governanceSystem where citizens hold power
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