democraticdem‧o‧crat‧ic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk◂/ ●●○ W3 adjective 
a democratic government the role of the media in the democratic process2organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions: a democratic management style3organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from: a democratic society4 (also Democratic) belonging to or supporting the Democratic Party of the US: the Democratic nominee for the presidency—democratically /-kli/ adverb: democratically elected councils
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a democratic government
- Costa Rica is often mentioned as an example of what countries can accomplish under stable, democratic governments.
- Open, free, and fair elections are the most basic element of the democratic process.
- Some people favor a more democratic style of parenting, saying they fear being too strict with their children.
- The Communist Party was voted out of power in the nation's first democratic elections in decades.
- A democratic process of elections should ensure a fair level of representation.
- Certainly there may be situations and organizations for which the democratic principle is inappropriate.
- Elsewhere, however, the democratic test has been more loosely applied.
- Hunger is, in this sense, a question of democracy and democratic control.
- In this perspective, people's control over their health and their health services is a democratic right.
- It may be easier for an authoritarian regime than for a democratic one to carry out economic restructuring.
- While democratic governments are giving away the Empire which our fathers won, our people are abandoned to poverty and unemployment.
- Who are exercising their democratic rights?
Longman Language Activatordifferent systems of government
a system of government in which everyone in the country can vote to choose the government and has the freedom to oppose it, to protest against it etc: · In 1974, democracy returned to Greece after seven years of military rule.· Adolfo Suarez supervised Spain's transition to democracy in the 1970s.
a democratic country, government, or political system is one in which the people vote to choose the government: · Costa Rica is often mentioned as an example of what countries can accomplish under stable, democratic governments.· The Communist Party was voted out of power in the nation's first democratic elections in decades.· Open, free, and fair elections are the most basic element of the democratic process.
a country whose leader is a president, not a king or queen: · the French Republic· Moldavia, a republic of more than 4 million people, borders Romania.republic of: · the People's Republic of China
a system of government in a country that has a king or queen, or the members of a royal family in that country: · Many people in Britain think the country no longer needs a monarchy.· The US has close ties with the Saudi monarchy.absolute monarchy (=a monarchy with complete power): · At that time, Nepal was transformed from an absolute monarchy into a multi-party democracy.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a democratic government the role of the media in the democratic processCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a democratic government the role of the media in the democratic process· Andorra voted in favour of a new democratic constitution.
· the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe
· The unions are calling for democratic elections.
(=one in which a country tries a new political system)· He went to Havana to judge for himself the success or failure of the socialist experiment.
· He is committed to democratic ideals such as majority rule.
· He stressed that democratic reform could not be achieved overnight.
· the establishment of a liberal democratic regime
· Education is important in a democratic society.
· They wanted to transform the country into a modern democratic state.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Our aim will be the creation of stable government for a whole Parliament and a more democratic basis for future elections.· The workplace will be more democratic.· We are more democratic than the Democratic Party.· The ultimate goal is a freer, more democratic and more participatory society as a whole.· This is all the more reason to find a more democratic way of deciding the state for the first primary.· Many parents have become more democratic in their treatment of children.· By 1988 age-limits had been set for top posts and the way they were filled had become more democratic.
· A truly democratic government would have realised the populace was against the tax and abandoned it immediately.· But many still feel that the prisoners must be released first for a truly democratic process to take place on the island.· To be truly democratic, the subordinate must be willing to participate.· In a truly democratic state the bureaucracy would be transcended.
NOUN· Strengthening democratic accountability in the Community was one of the issues discussed.· So there were great virtues in decentralisation and democratic accountability at all levels in any society.· This led to great public cynicism now being manifested as pressure for democratic accountability in the state-run television station.· Also we have democratic accountability for the customs service, which is deeply involved.· Finally, Labour would aim to create greater democratic accountability.· Guidance for local councils refers to democratic accountability, social and economic equity.· The basic reason given was that the traditional rating system failed to produce democratic accountability.
· He and Self devoted infinite pains to making this democratic centralism work.· Its recent congress broke from democratic centralism and Marxism-Leninism.· The transference of the principle of democratic centralism from party to state organization further weakens accountability and the role of elected bodies.
· The pact was ostensibly motivated by a desire to eradicate political dynasties and corruption in favour of political renovation and democratic change.· We have a better opportunity for generating progressive, democratic change than at any time during the past 50 years.· Growing pressure for democratic change On Oct. 3 the Appeal Court overturned the conviction and sentencing of two prominent political prisoners.· We appreciated the current wind of democratic change blowing over the continent.
· There are still problems with the definition of democratic consolidation.· In this sense, it may be that democratic consolidation is merely a political situation in which democracy has not broken down.· This acceptance of the democratic rules of the game and the eventual sharing of electoral victories leads to democratic consolidation.· Thus, the lesson for new democracies is that the choice of institutions is directly linked to the challenges of democratic consolidation.· The two variables that have the most impact on successful democratic consolidation are prior regime type and the initiator of the transition.
· Ninety-seven percent of those qualified to vote did so and a new democratic constitution was adopted by unanimous vote.· Every democratic constitution is based on the limitation of power.· On March 10-11 a rally by students demanded free elections, freedom of the media and a democratic constitution.
· But it also questions the extent to which this freedom creates a loss of democratic control.· Instead Bobbio wishes to extend democratic control to a number of areas within society with strengthened civil, political and social rights.· Hunger is, in this sense, a question of democracy and democratic control.· The emphasis is now on technical specialization and expertise rather than democratic control.· The labour movement's demands stressed the democratic control of industry by employees' representatives.· I think all these regeneration schemes should be under democratic control.· Parliament must exercise democratic control over the conduct of foreign policy.
· You would expect the governments of most democratic countries to be horrified by this prospect; but no.· In some less democratic countries, state repression deters the great majority of citizens from participation.· It had been a democratic country and had ancient traditions of learning and libertarianism.· In democratic countries the risks may not be so high, but there still are some risks.· In most liberal democratic countries there is some measure of agreement in the news media on political facts.· Mr Rodrik's second point is that non-democratic countries can not count on the same trade privileges as democratic ones.· They industrialized later than the democratic countries and had a strong agrarian elite.
· They called for democratic elections in the trade unions.· I would like to fight against Milosevic and defeat him in democratic elections.· If democratic elections still exist, the chances are that the government will be voted out of office.· Since 1980, 57 countries have replaced military dictatorships or other forms of one-party rule with democratic elections.· The Velvet Revolution Czechoslovakia goes to the polls this month in the first democratic election since 1946.· Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists were both said to be planning campaigns to monitor progress towards democratic elections.· Andriamanjato proposed democratic elections under a new constitution within 18 months.· The intention is to take the town's fate in hand, until such time as democratic elections are held.
· These Urn terms the popular democratic forces.· As divided and unprepared democratic forces fumbled for a plan of action, demagogues would rush forward convincingly promising protection.· The anti-communist revolution, led by Boris Yeltsin, ended with the victory of democratic forces and the people.· Delegates also demanded the representation of democratic forces in a provisional People's Hural until the parliamentary elections.
· In the Republican zone, power remained in civilian hands and democratic forms were maintained until the end.· The key difference in these studies lies in their results for the effects of democratic forms of rule on political protest.· The democratic form remains; the function is failing.· They are often, and perhaps even typically, characterized by authoritarian rather than democratic forms of government.· The documents and articles look towards more democratic forms of communication and outline a new vision for the 21st century.
· In addition, the generals are threatening to overthrow the first democratic government the country has had in 40 years.· If there is any point at all to democratic government it is, surely, to redress the balance in our favour.· It was a unilateral action that risked general war in support of a less than democratic government threatened by pro-Nasser Arabs.· That is what democratic governments should be discussing together with great urgency.· Having made real progress in establishing democratic governments and free markets, they seek to professionalize their military establishments.· No democratic government, with elections to win and problems to solve, can find these questions easy.· An enactment which threatened the essential elements of any plausible conception of democratic government would lie beyond those boundaries.
· Two potential avenues for this enterprise have been suggested: the corporatist and the democratic ideal of the company.· The democratic ideal... embeds at its heart the ideal of compromise.· A different vision of the company might draw upon the democratic ideal which inspires the relation of the citizen to the state.
· After Franco's death at the end of 1975, the overwhelming political preoccupation was the creation of new democratic institutions.· Tolerance for democracy must be cultivated to reinforce our democratic institutions.· Pateman also believes political obligation can not be given expression in the liberal democratic institutions.· Prussia, like Britain, had a relatively long period of effective, legitimate government before the introduction of democratic institutions.· The objection to the House of Lords is that it is not a democratic institution.· That people sue establishes that our democratic institutions are still functional.· Clearly the Community is not a democratic institution.
· However, before the First World War it was not at all clear how far the social democratic movements had been subverted.· Karimov issued a general amnesty, but a rally organized by democratic movements on Aug. 26 was broken up by militia.
· Are we seeing a democratic participation in all walks of life?· Many people have recommended other forms of democratic participation, from neighborhood assemblies to a national initiative and referendum process.· Institutions for change Rural development demands institutional pluralism and democratic participation.· You espouse democratic participation in design.
· It now has to become a modern social democratic party which can win because of the popularity of its vision.· The extreme social and economic difficulties they faced on independence meant that the emergence of recognizably democratic party politics was by no means certain.· Muhamad Salikh, chair of the ErK democratic party, gained 12 percent.· Labour already has links with social democratic parties the world over.· They can dilute their class appeal and become simply another party of government, the course generally adopted by social democratic parties.· The Labour Party is one of the continent's most powerful and enduring social democratic parties.
· I n the United States the hot breath of corruption is misting up the mirror of democratic politics.· The key to democratic politics is accountability.· And a split is what is needed if democratic politics is to develop in the Soviet Union.· Much of the popular carnival atmosphere of traditional democratic politics was eliminated.· The fourth Marxist approach to diversity in liberal democratic politics is even more revisionist.· From this perspective democratic politics, and the two-party system in particular, was the problem and the cause of our economic ills.· Economics must not come before democratic politics.
· Certainly there may be situations and organizations for which the democratic principle is inappropriate.· The democratic principle is one person one vote, as is the principle of statistical analysis.· Young people have not been taught any democratic principles or told about the constitution.· Is it the best that can be achieved, the nearest practicable approximation to the democratic principle?
· Mitterrand and Lecanuet portrayed the General's refusal to campaign as contempt for the democratic process.· What is relevant is what the whole thing is doing to the democratic process.· There will be just enough time for some semblance of the democratic process within the party to operate.· But, we are reassured, there is always the protection of the democratic process.· She may have been vice-president to Abdurrahman Wahid since he was elected president in what passes for a democratic process.· Ultimately, the democratic process may take precedence over democracy itself.· To improve the effectiveness of democratic processes.· Best value's framework incorporates the potential for achieving quality service provision underlined by fair, democratic processes.
· Yet with an appealing brew of nationalism and promise of democratic reform, Kostunica has since turned Yugoslav politics upside down.· The army, on the other hand, has remained largely neutral in the unprecedented fight to force democratic reform from Milosevic.· Two aspects of the shift in emphasis accorded to democratic reform need to be distinguished.· Mr Tung must maintain momentum towards democratic reforms, increasing the number of directly elected representatives in the territory's legislature.· The Maastricht summit gives us great opportunities for economic, social and democratic reform.· In a speech on March 30 Hammadi pledged that his government would introduce major democratic reforms.· Increasingly the protesters demanded the resignation of the government and the introduction of democratic reforms.· He stressed that democratic reform could not be achieved overnight but would take time.
· The new democratic regime has carried out very few investigations into war crimes.· There were no guarantees that the wealthy, stable, democratic regime of later years would emerge.
· Moreover, this democratic revolution was dangerous.· But given the democratic revolution on its own doorstep, the Soviet Union is now distanced from its long-time proteges.· The federal pattern of democratic revolution and the Centralista tradition can only be understood in terms of this municipal patriotism.· Participates in the democratic revolution that overthrows the Tsar.
· This acceptance of the democratic rules of the game and the eventual sharing of electoral victories leads to democratic consolidation.· Thus, the successful model of economic growth has been accompanied by a long period of non-democratic rule.· Today the burnt-out houses stand as a monument to the failed hope that democratic rule would rescue the delta.
· Furthermore democratic socialism was feared and detested by doctrinaire Marxists because it offered planning in conjunction with freedom.· A second major variation within socialist ideology is democratic socialism.· What conclusions can be drawn from this experiment in democratic socialism?· The concept of liberalism in the United States is best understood as a very limited version of democratic socialism.· Labour must reassert the ideological strength and popular appeal of the values and ideals of democratic socialism.
· Good independent journalism underpins a free, democratic society.· The Communist variant of management Centralism goes much further, to be sure, than the variant found in democratic societies.· Political theory rests on the assumption that these activities are central to the functioning of a democratic society.· They are not designed to be a good reflex of a democratic society.· The removal of old-style apartheid and the beginnings of a democratic society have brought more bloodshed than ever.· Radio was to serve as a massive force for political enlightenment in our democratic society.· Within democratic societies like our own there is much more that librarians can do and should do against censorship.· Such ignorance is unacceptable in a democratic society, and whatever can be done to eradicate it should be done.
· The Parliamentary Council feared a democratic state incapable of functioning as much as a dictatorship too capable of functioning.· These features make elite theory central in arguments about the liberal democratic state.· The House of Lords Almost all democratic states have a legislature composed of two Houses.· Higher administrators are also seen as dominant within the political directorate of the liberal democratic state.· Instrumentalists have never paid great attention to the detailed institutional organization of the liberal democratic state.· The 1949 Constitution established Costa Rica as a democratic state with an executive President directly elected for a four-year term.· Arbiter theorists also recognize that liberal democratic states vary greatly in their internal organization between federal and unitary forms.· Kirgizia declared itself an independent, sovereign and democratic state on 1 September.
· Much of it happened simply because, amid weak democratic structures and lazy press reporting, it could.· It promised to adopt more democratic structures and said it would be an equal partner with other political parties.· Second, local government is part of the overall democratic structure of the state.· This direction and control must come from local democratic structures, both in local government and in the community.· Party members voted to give the organisation a more democratic structure.
· Many fear the longer the fighting goes on the less the chance of a tolerant democratic system emerging.· They had the opportunity to make up for this loss by sharing in 40 years of prosperity under a democratic system.· His government was expected to start work without delay on a new constitution enshrining a pluralist democratic system.· It is the essence of our democratic system.· How do you sustain a democratic system in a country in which the public is turned off?· It is going to take both time and understanding to help these countries get on their feet once more with a democratic system.· In a democratic system political parties expect to alternate in office.
· He thus diagnoses a crisis of legal ideology and democratic theory.· They argue that democratic theory needs to be adjusted to the realities of governing Britain in the twentieth century.· This implies a further deviation from democratic theory, a system within which some individuals and groups have special statuses.· These writers were faced with a fundamental tactical problem in the development of democratic theory.· According to Schumpeter, his definition improves on classical democratic theory in a variety of ways.· Other criticisms of pluralist democratic theory rely less on epistemological differences and more on inconsistencies and omissions.
· An elected body may spring from long democratic tradition or little, from a multicultural society or a homogeneous one.· Initially it seemed unlikely that this stern, aloof, and unpopular general would be the person to inaugurate a democratic tradition.· All these states were poorer than the previous members, with less industrialised economies and less secure democratic traditions.
· Thus, the durability of Czechoslovakia's democratic transition will be severely tested in the coming months.· To some degree, the studies avoid selection bias since some of the countries have not experienced democratic transitions.· These general similarities are contrasted to the differences in the nature of their democratic transition.· In each study, contextual description is used in an effort to make larger inferences about the process of democratic transition.· A definitive and concise statement on democratic transition and consolidation with contemporary relevance and applicability.· These differences are due to several important factors concerning the study of democratic transition.
· For those who cherish the core social democratic values of justice, freedom and solidarity there is everything to play for.· Chapter 3 explored the various critiques of social democratic values and policies and the suggested policy alternatives.· The potential victims of this autocracy were not only liberal democratic values, but also effective government.· These demonstrators were not giving a heart-warming display of democratic values.· At its best it had focused ideas and inculcated democratic values.· No society which believes in democratic values can allow the ballot box to be overridden by the bomb and the bullet.
WORD FAMILYnoundemocracydemocratdemocratizationadjectivedemocratic ≠ undemocraticverbdemocratatizeadverbdemocratically ≠ undemocratically
1controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country: a democratic government the role of the media in the democratic process2organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions: a democratic management style3organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from: a democratic society4 (also Democratic) belonging to or supporting the Democratic Party of the US: the Democratic nominee for the presidency—democratically /-kli/ adverb: democratically elected councils