someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier
belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator"
selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time; "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"
having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"
relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"
characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon
exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"