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AVA asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Do you refer to a person as belonging to the Democrat party or the Democratic party?

I hear different references, often times Republican's in a derisive way, saying Democrat party. I believe Democratic party is correct. Which is it?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A Democrat belongs to the Democratic Party. Here's a discussion of why this is an issue, albeit a petty one.

    "One Syllable of Civility" by Ruth Marcus

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic...

  • 1 decade ago

    You will always hear derisive comments about ANY political party. The people belonging to that party are called Democrats, but I think it is the Democratic Party. There is no accounting for the selection of names for groups, political or not.

    Names are selected to attract people like the Democratic Party, People For the American Way, People's Democratic Republic, and most often the name is misleading, trying to make the group look like something it is not or has goals which it does not.

  • JerH1
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The Party is Democratic (adjective). People who are members are Democrats (noun). On the Republican side, there is no differentiation because the same word is both an adjective and noun.

  • 1 decade ago

    democratic party - conveys a more "fair" or process respecting group

    democrat party - is more accurate of the group it is.

    *note* the party that historically most disrespects the democratic proces are the democrats.

    Source(s): cite: numerous examples of charges of fraud of republicans numerous examples of voter fraud committed by democrats.
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  • 1 decade ago

    we live in a democratic society (at least we do currently) their are two major political parties here, the DEMOCRATS and the REPUBLICANS !

  • 1 decade ago

    Democratric Party.

  • Leah
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I don't necessarily think it is being derisive, just a variation on the same name.

    I actually think either is correct. Just my opinion.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    DEMOCRAT

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