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democratic

[dem-uh-krat-ik] / ˌdɛm əˈkræt ɪk /


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Each has been at the very epicenter of democratic attempts to access the constitutional tools demanded by this moment.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

But if Pericles was running a protection racket among Athens’ near-abroad, he had also instituted a number of reforms at home that are rightly called democratic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We have a long path to a democratic system,” Rahbar said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Though he resolutely opposed apartheid and refused to allow KwaZulu to become an “independent” homeland as the government wished, he was a thorn in the side of the democratic movement.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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