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Stage 1 of 3
demokratia
Greek · ancient
"rule by the people"
literally rule by the people, from demos (people) and kratos (power)
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Stage 2 of 3
democrate
French · 1700s
"a supporter of rule by the people"
carried into French revolutionary political vocabulary
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Stage 3 of 3
democrat
English · 1700s
"a supporter of democratic government"
settled as the word for a supporter of democracy
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