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small-d democrat (A democrat, that is, a person who holds democratic views; not necessarily someone who is a member of a country's "Democratic Party". "Small-p Partyname" is used to differentiate the actual word that the party's name is from the proper noun. A small-c conservative is someone who holds conservative beliefs, regardless of whether they support a Conservative party.: He was a small-d democrat. His best friend was a small-r republican. The stakes involve both small-d democratic principles and partisan power. kaiRa_) |
