a light, two-horse wagon, having springs and two, sometimes three, seats.
See also: democrat
- 1880  The light waggon . . . the two-horse spring waggon similar to the ordinary "democrat" waggon of Ontario, and the double buck-board are the greatest favourites.
- 1927  As he and those with him in the "democrat" wagon were going down the steep hill at Edmonton, the horses became unmanageable . . . .