Democrat
Left-leaning American partisan
A Democrat is a member or supporter of the Democratic Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
The party traces its origins to Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party and is generally associated with liberal or progressive policies: She's been a registered Democrat since college.
The Democrats won the Senate. (Lowercase democrat means a believer in democracy generally.)
Liberal party organization
- donkeyLong-eared equine
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- leftDeparted or portside
- JeffersonianPertaining to third president's philosophy
New Deal · coalition · big tent · platform · base · establishment · moderate · centrist
Organized effort toward goal
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- ballotVoting document
- primaryChief in importance
- caucusParty selection meeting
delegate · superdelegate · convention · endorsement · incumbent · challenger · midterm · general election
Upper chamber member
- representativeOne who acts for another
- congresspersonElected federal legislator
- governorState's chief executive
- speakerOne who talks
majority leader · minority leader · whip · legislator · lawmaker · mayor · city council · officeholder
Formally recorded or enrolled
- independentFree from external control
- swing voterPersuadable electorate member
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- urbanPertaining to cities
minority · working class · activist · volunteer · donor · supporter · constituent · bloc
Organized provision of treatment
- climate actionMeasures addressing atmospheric change
- gun controlFirearm ownership restrictions
- immigration reformChanging laws governing newcomers
- abortion rightsFreedom to terminate pregnancy
voting rights · civil rights · labor rights · minimum wage · affordable housing · student debt · social security · environmental protection
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- inclusionBeing made part
- diversityState of varied elements
reform · environmentalism · labor movement · feminism · multiculturalism
DNC
Liberal party organization
Jeffersonian · New Deal · coalition · big tent · platform · base · establishment · moderate · centrist · ticket
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
caucus · delegate · superdelegate · convention · endorsement · incumbent · challenger · midterm · general election · runoff
senator
Upper chamber member
- representativeOne who acts for another
- congresspersonElected federal legislator
- governorState's chief executive
speaker · majority leader · minority leader · whip · legislator · lawmaker · mayor · city council · officeholder · elected official
registered
Formally recorded or enrolled
- independentFree from external control
- swing voterPersuadable electorate member
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
urban · minority · working class · activist · volunteer · donor · supporter · constituent · bloc · demographic
healthcare
Organized provision of treatment
- climate actionMeasures addressing atmospheric change
- gun controlFirearm ownership restrictions
- immigration reformChanging laws governing newcomers
abortion rights · voting rights · civil rights · labor rights · minimum wage · affordable housing · student debt · social security · environmental protection · renewable energy
liberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- inclusionBeing made part
diversity · reform · environmentalism · labor movement · feminism · multiculturalism
- U.S. PoliticsCongress, senator, representative, president, vice president
- 1972 ElectionNixon, McGovern, Watergate, landslide, reelection
- Democratic PoliticsDNC, donkey, blue state, blue wave, liberal
- DemocratsDNC, donkey, blue state, Joe Biden, Barack Obama
- left-wingprogressive, liberal, Labour Party, Labor Party, Green Party
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
DemocratRepublican
GOP party member
right-winger · conservative · Trumpist · Libertarian · libertarian
Democratconservative
Cautious about altering customs
right-winger · reactionary · alt-right · far-right · traditionalist
Democratautocrat
Sole wielder of power
authoritarian · totalitarian · dictator · tyrant · despot
- democratic processesMethods for collective governance
- democratic controlCollective citizen authority over governance
- democratic representationElected officials serving constituents
- democratic governanceSystem where citizens hold power
- democratic electionsVoting by the populace
- democratic societyPolity ruled by citizens
democracy, democratic, undemocratic, Democratic, democratize, Democrats, antidemocratic