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| democrat |
(cap.) a supporter or member of the Democratic party of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| democratic |
(cap.) of or pertaining to the Democratic party of the United States. [1/3 definitions] |
| Menshevik |
a member of the Russian Social Democratic party that opposed the more radical Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. [1/2 definitions] |
| Solid South |
formerly, in the United States, the southern states traditionally regarded as solidly supporting the Democratic Party. |
| Watergate |
a scandal involving the burglary of the headquarters of the Democratic Party in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 1972, and its consequences, including an attempted government cover-up. |
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