Definition
Informal abbreviation for Democrats, members or supporters of the Democratic Party in American politics.
Etymology
A modern colloquial shortening of 'Democrats', which comes from Greek 'demokratia' meaning 'rule by the people', from 'demos' (people) + 'kratos' (power or rule). The abbreviation emerged in American political discourse in the mid-20th century.
Kelly Says
This casual abbreviation reflects how political language adapts to social media and informal communication, where brevity is prized. Interestingly, while 'Dems' is widely accepted, the parallel 'Reps' for Republicans is less commonly used, showing how different political communities adopt linguistic shortcuts differently.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዴሞክራሲ
de-mo-kra-si
ARالعربية
الديمقراطيون
al-di-moo-kra-ti-yun
BNবাংলা
লোকতান্ত্রিক
lo-ka-tan-tra-ik
CACatalà
demòcrates
de-mo-kra-tes
CSČeština
demokraté
de-mo-kra-te
DADansk
demokrater
de-mo-kra-ter
DEDeutsch
Demokraten
de-mo-kra-ten
ELΕλληνικά
δημοκράτες
di-mo-kra-tes
ESEspañol
demócratas
de-mo-kra-tas
FAفارسی
دموکراتها
de-mo-kra-ta
FISuomi
demkraatit
de-m-kra-a-tit
FRFrançais
démocrates
de-mo-kra-tes
GUGU
લોકશાસન
lo-ka-sha-san
HAHA
Shugaban kasa
shu-ga-ban ka-sa
HEעברית
דמוקרטים
de-mo-kra-tim
HIहिन्दी
लोकतांत्रिक
lo-ka-tan-tra-ik
HUMagyar
demokraták
de-mo-kra-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
demokrat
de-mo-krat
IGIG
ndị demokrasi
ndi de-mo-kra-si
ITItaliano
democratici
de-mo-kra-ti-chi
KKKK
демократтар
de-mo-kra-t-tar
KMKM
ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
bra-cha-dhi-pa-te-y
MRMR
लोकशाही
lo-ka-sha-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
democrat
de-mo-krat
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီမိုကရေစီ
dee-mo-kra-see
NLNederlands
democraten
de-mo-kra-ten
NONorsk
demokrater
de-mo-kra-ter
PAPA
ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ
lo-ka-tan-tar
PLPolski
demokraci
de-mo-kra-ci
PTPortuguês
democratas
de-mo-kra-tas
RORomână
democrați
de-mo-cra-ti
RUРусский
демократы
de-mo-kra-ty
SVSvenska
demokrater
de-mo-kra-ter
SWKiswahili
wawakilishi wa demokrasia
wa-wa-ki-li-shi wa de-mo-kra-sia
TAதமிழ்
மக்களாட்சி
mak-ka-la-ad-chi
THไทย
พรรคประชาธิปไตย
phon-pra-cha-thi-pat
TLTL
demokratikong
de-mo-kra-ti-kong
TRTürkçe
demokratlar
de-mo-krat-lar
UKУкраїнська
демократи
de-mo-kra-ty
URاردو
लोक دموکراٹ
lo-k de-mo-kra-t
VITiếng Việt
đảng dân chủ
dang dan chu
YOYO
àwọn ọmọ ọ̀pọ̀
awon omo o-po
ZUZU
abantu abaphathi
a-ban-tu a-ba-pa-thi