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Preferential vs Democratic - What's the difference?

preferential | democratic |

As adjectives the difference between preferential and democratic

is that preferential is of or relating to the showing or giving of preference while democratic is democratic.

preferential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
  • Club members received preferential seating.

    democratic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * democratick (archaic'': antedates spelling changes recommended and popularized by ''et al. )

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.
  • :
  • (lb) Relating to a political party so called; usually, Democratic.
  • :
  • Exhibiting social equality, egalitarian (see online Oxford).
  • *
  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  • Derived terms

    * nondemocratic * quasidemocratic * semidemocratic * German Democratic Republic

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