Democracy

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Democracy

  1. (obsolete, US) Democratic Party
    • 1860 February 27, Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union Address[1], New York City, New York:
      I so adopt it because it furnishes a precise and an agreed starting point for a discussion between Republicans and that wing of the Democracy headed by Senator Douglas.