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title: democrat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «democrat» in the school dictionary: A person who believes in democracy, where people choose their leaders by voting and everyone has equal rights. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# democrat

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**Who acts:** person, people, everyone, other, Democrat, true democrat · **What happens:** believe, choose, have, be, argue, accept · **To what, where:** democracy, leaders, equal rights, Republican Party, result, fair vote

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«democrat» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [democrat in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/democrat.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who believes in democracy, where people choose their leaders by voting and everyone has equal rights.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:m1:1
# text = A person who believes in democracy, where people choose their leaders by voting and everyone has equal rights.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	democracy	democracy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	voting	voting	NOUN	NN	_	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
17	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
18	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | a person |  |  | democracy |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **choose** | present | people | people's leaders |  |  |  | by voting | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present | everyone | equal rights |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: USA, with a capital D — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member or supporter of the Democratic Party, one of the two biggest political parties in the United States; the other is the Republican Party.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:m2:1
# text = A member or supporter of the Democratic Party, one of the two biggest political parties in the United States; the other is the Republican Party.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Democratic	Democratic	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
14	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
15	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	Republican	Republican	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the other | the Republican Party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt in Ohio votes for the Democrats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:x1:1
# text = My aunt in Ohio votes for the Democrats.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Ohio	Ohio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Democrats	Democrat	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Democrat and the Republican argued on television.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:x2:1
# text = The Democrat and the Republican argued on television.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Democrat	Democrat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Republican	Republican	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
6	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | the Democrat |  |  |  |  | on television | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on television=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A true democrat accepts the result of a fair vote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:x3:1
# text = A true democrat accepts the result of a fair vote.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	democrat	democrat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	accepts	accept	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | present | a true democrat | the result of a fair vote |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme |
| 2 | **result** |  |  | a fair vote |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some states usually vote Democrat and others Republican.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:x4:1
# text = Some states usually vote Democrat and others Republican.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Democrat	Democrat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	Republican	Republican	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | present | some states | Democrat Republican |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent republican=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Barack Obama was a Democrat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:x5:1
# text = Barack Obama was a Democrat.
1	Barack	Barack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Obama	Obama	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Democrat	Democrat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Barack | a Democrat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Britain, the Liberal Democrats are a political party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democrat:x6:1
# text = In Britain, the Liberal Democrats are a political party.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Liberal	Liberal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Democrats	Democrat	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Liberal Democrats | a political party |  | Britain |  |  | tree rules |

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