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democratico

democratic

adjective deh-moh-KRAH-tee-koh Common
People & Society Politics

Origin: Greek demokratikos (of the people)

Usage Note

Democratico is a standard political adjective. It follows the pattern of adjectives ending in -ico: masculine plural is democratici (NOT democraticos). Il Partito Democratico is Italy's main centre-left party. The noun democrazia (democracy) and democraticamente (democratically) share the root.

Examples

"Il paese ha un sistema democratico solido."

Natural Translation

The country has a solid democratic system.

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