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democrat
noun
a
person
who
supports
democracy
and
believes
that
all
people
should
have
an
equal
say
in
how
they
are
governed
•
The
young
activist
considered
herself
a
proud
democrat
who
fought
for
fair
elections
.
The
young
activist
considered
herself
a
proud
democrat
who
fought
for
fair
elections
.
•
Throughout
history
,
many
democrats
have
campaigned
for
universal
suffrage
.
Throughout
history
,
many
democrats
have
campaigned
for
universal
suffrage
.
From
French
démocrate
,
from
Ancient
Greek
dēmos
“
people
”
+
-kratēs
“
ruler
;
supporter
.”
Used
since
the
late
18th
century
to
describe
supporters
of
popular
government
.
Democrat
noun
a
member
or
supporter
of
the
Democratic
Party
in
the
United
States
•
My
grandfather
has
been
a
registered
Democrat
for
fifty
years
.
My
grandfather
has
been
a
registered
Democrat
for
fifty
years
.
•
The
Democrats
in
Congress
introduced
a
new
healthcare
bill
.
The
Democrats
in
Congress
introduced
a
new
healthcare
bill
.
Capitalized
from
‘
democrat
,’
first
applied
to
supporters
of
Thomas
Jefferson
in
the
early
19th
century
and
later
formalized
as
the
Democratic
Party
.
rat
noun
a
small
gray
or
brown
rodent
with
a
long
tail
that
often
lives
in
buildings
,
fields
,
or
sewers
•
A
rat
ran
across
the
kitchen
floor
,
making
everyone
jump
.
A
rat
ran
across
the
kitchen
floor
,
making
everyone
jump
.
•
City
workers
set
traps
in
the
alley
to
catch
the
rats
.
City
workers
set
traps
in
the
alley
to
catch
the
rats
.
From
Old
English
ræt
,
related
to
German
Ratte
and
Latin
rattus
.
noun
a
person
considered
disloyal
or
unpleasant
,
especially
someone
who
secretly
gives
information
about
others
•
I
thought
he
was
my
friend
,
but
the
rat
told
the
teacher
about
our
plan
.
I
thought
he
was
my
friend
,
but
the
rat
told
the
teacher
about
our
plan
.
•
No
one
trusts
a
rat
on
the
team
.
No
one
trusts
a
rat
on
the
team
.
Transferred
from
the
animal
meaning
,
comparing
a
sneaky
informer
to
a
rat
.
verb
-
rat
,
ratting
,
rats
,
ratted
to
secretly
give
information
about
someone
to
an
authority
,
betraying
their
trust
•
He
refused
to
rat on
his
friends
even
when
the
principal
threatened
detention
.
He
refused
to
rat on
his
friends
even
when
the
principal
threatened
detention
.
•
She
felt
guilty
after
ratting
to
her
parents
about
her
brother's
broken
window
.
She
felt
guilty
after
ratting
to
her
parents
about
her
brother's
broken
window
.
Extension
of
the
slang
noun
sense
,
likening
betrayal
to
the
sneaky
movements
of
a
rat
.
