Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: democrat

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en] Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. democrat 1 Jul 2011, 9:47 pm +sense ← Older revision Revision as of 20:47, 1 July 2011 Line 4: Line 4: ===Etymology=== ===Etymology=== - From {{etyl|fr}} ''[[démocrate]]'', from ''[[démocratie]]'' (modelled on ''[[aristocrate]]'' 'aristocrat'). + From {{etyl|fr}} {{term|lang=fr|démocrate}}, from {{term|démocratie|lang=fr}} (modelled on {{term|aristocrate||aristocrat|lang=fr}}). ===Pronunciation=== ===Pronunciation=== Line 13: Line 13: # A supporter of [[democracy]]; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the [[aristocrats]] in Revolutionary France). # A supporter of [[democracy]]; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the [[aristocrats]] in Revolutionary France).   + # Someone who [[rule]]s a [[representative]] democracy.   + #* '''2011''', Wesley Yang, "Death, Dictators, and Democracy", ''NYU Alumni Magazine'', ISSN 1938-4823, issue 16, Spring 2011, page 10:   + #*: '''Democrats''' have to please a large segment of the voting public and will be punished if they fail to provide public goods{{...}}. In the case of autocrats, however, they have to please a small minority of the governing power elite{{...}} who will punish them if they fail to dedicate the public purse to their private enrichment. ====Translations==== ====Translations==== Line 23: Line 26: * Italian: {{t-|it|democratico|m}}, {{t+|it|democratica|f}} * Italian: {{t-|it|democratico|m}}, {{t+|it|democratica|f}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|民主党支持者|tr=minshutōshijisha}} {{qualifier|for the party supporter}}, {{t|ja|民主主義者|tr=minshushugisha}} {{qualifier|for the idea supporter}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|民主党支持者|tr=minshutōshijisha}} {{qualifier|for the party supporter}}, {{t|ja|民主主義者|tr=minshushugisha}} {{qualifier|for the idea supporter}}   + {{trans-bottom}}   + {{trans-top|ruler in a democracy}}   + {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-bottom}} You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.