One who claims to heed the voice of the people (8)

I believe the answer is:

democrat

(Other definitions for democrat that I've seen before include "Person who believes in government by and for the people" , "Republican's US rival" , "Political type" , "One who believes in government by the whole people" , "One advocates government by the people's elected representatives" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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