Praise a Democrat speech (9)
I believe the answer is:
adoration
'praise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a democrat speech' is the wordplay.
'democrat' becomes 'd'.
'speech' becomes 'oration' (oration is a kind of speech).
'a'+'d'+'oration'='ADORATION'
(Other definitions for adoration that I've seen before include "praise" , "Deep love and respect" , "Not a radio (anag.)" , "Worship, veneration" , "Great affection" .)