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1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people. □  The country returned to democratic rule after a series of military governments. ●  demo|crati|cal|ly /de məkræ t I kli/ ADV [ADV adj] □  That June, Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected President.

2 ADJ Something that is democratic is based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions. □  Education is the basis of a democratic society. ●  demo|crati|cal|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  This committee will enable decisions to be made democratically.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Democratic is used in the titles of some political parties. □  …the Social Democratic Party.

de|moc|ra|tize /d I mɒ krəta I z/ (democratizes , democratizing , democratized ) in BRIT, also use democratise VERB If a country or a system is democratized , it is made democratic. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] …a further need to democratize the life of society as a whole. ●  de|moc|ra|ti|za|tion /d I mɒ krəta I ze I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  …the democratisation of Eastern Europe.

de|mo|graph|ic /de məgræ f I k/ (demographics )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.

2 N‑PLURAL The demographics of a place or society are the statistics relating to the people who live there. □ [+ of ] …the changing demographics of the United States.

3 N‑SING In business, a demographic is a group of people in a society, especially people in a particular age group. [BUSINESS ] □  Most of our listeners are in the 25–39 demographic.

de|mog|ra|phy /d I mɒ grəfi/ N‑UNCOUNT Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time. ●  de|mog|ra|pher (demographers ) N‑COUNT □  …a politically astute economist and demographer.

de|mol|ish /d I mɒ l I ʃ/ (demolishes , demolishing , demolished )

1 VERB To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. □ [V n] A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets.

2 VERB If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. □ [V n] Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him.

demo|li|tion /de məl I ʃ ^ə n/ (demolitions ) N‑VAR The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place. □  The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.

de|mon /diː mən/ (demons )

1 N‑COUNT A demon is an evil spirit. □  …a woman possessed by demons.

2 N‑COUNT If you approve of someone because they are very skilled at what they do or because they do it energetically, you can say that they do it like a demon . [APPROVAL ] □  He played like a demon.

de|mon|ic /d I mɒ n I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Demonic means coming from or belonging to a demon or being like a demon. □  …demonic forces. □  …a demonic grin.

de|mon|ize /diː məna I z/ (demonizes , demonizing , demonized ) in BRIT, also use demonise VERB If people demonize someone, they convince themselves that that person is evil. □ [V n] Each side began to demonize the other.

de|mon|ol|ogy /diː mənɒ lədʒi/ N‑UNCOUNT Demonology is a set of beliefs which says that a particular situation or group of people is evil or unacceptable. □  …the usual deranged Right-wing stereotype of fascist Left demonology.