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title: democratic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «democratic» in the school dictionary: Based on democracy: a system where people choose their leaders by voting and have equal rights. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# democratic

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**Who acts:** people, everyone, We, school council, Voting, secret ballot · **What happens:** base, choose, have, belong, mix up, jumble · **To what, where:** leaders, equal rights, equal say, decision, jumbled way, democratic decision

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«democratic» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [democratic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/democratic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Based on democracy: a system where people choose their leaders by voting and have equal rights.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **base** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **choose** | present | people | people's leaders |  |  |  | by voting | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present | people *not said here* | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fair, where everyone has an equal say in a decision: «a democratic vote in class».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:m2:1
# text = Fair, where everyone has an equal say in a decision: «a democratic vote in class».
1	Fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	say	say	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | everyone | a equal say |  | a decision |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent say=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: US politics, capital D — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belonging to the Democratic Party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:m3:1
# text = Belonging to the Democratic Party.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Democratic	Democratic	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the Democratic Party | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mixed up together in a jumbled way, with no one kind better than another.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:m4:1
# text = Mixed up together in a jumbled way, with no one kind better than another.
1	Mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	jumbled	jumble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix up** | participle |  |  |  | a jumbled way |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **jumble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a democratic decision: everyone voted on the trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:x1:1
# text = We made a democratic decision: everyone voted on the trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a democratic decision |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Product |
| 2 | **vote** | past | everyone |  |  | the trip |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a democratic country, people choose their leaders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:x2:1
# text = In a democratic country, people choose their leaders.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | people | people's leaders |  | a democratic country |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school council is a democratic way to share ideas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:x3:1
# text = The school council is a democratic way to share ideas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the school council | a democratic way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive |  | ideas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Voting by secret ballot is part of a democratic election.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:x4:1
# text = Voting by secret ballot is part of a democratic election.
1	Voting	voting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ballot	ballot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Voting by secret ballot | part |  |  |  | of a democratic election | tree rules |
| 2 | **vote** |  | secret ballot |  |  |  |  |  | nom voting «act intransitive»: by=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher wanted the class rules to be democratic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:x5:1
# text = The teacher wanted the class rules to be democratic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the teacher | the class rules |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot rule=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the class rules *not said here* |  |  |  |  | democratic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Free speech is important in a democratic society.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:democratic:x6:1
# text = Free speech is important in a democratic society.
1	Free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	democratic	democratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Free speech |  |  | a democratic society |  | important *property* | tree rules |

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