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Dem

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dem)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Dem  (dem),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Governmenta member of the Democratic party.
  2. Government the Dems, the Democratic party.
  • shortening of Democrat 1830–40, American.

Dem., 
    1. GovernmentDemocrat.
    2. GovernmentDemocratic.

dem., 
    1. demonstrative.
    2. demurrage.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dem-, prefix. 
    1. dem- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "people.'' This meaning is found in such words as: demagogue, democracy, demography.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dem. US abbreviation for
  1. Democrat(ic)
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