Dixiecrat

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dik′sē krat′)


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Dix•ie•crat  (dik′sē krat′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic party, esp. a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic party.
  • Dixie + (Demo)crat 1945–50, American.
Dix′ie•crat′ic, adj. 

'Dixiecrat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dixiecrat party

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