democratic

Example Sentences

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During the 2014 Umbrella Movement, which pushed for democratic reform in Hong Kong, Webb advocated for “free market in leadership” in an address to protesters.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“That’s how it should be. A democratic country has to go that way. To let people choose what to believe in.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Traoré initially pledged to restore democratic rule to the West African country by July 2024, but two months before this deadline, the junta announced it would extend its rule for another five years.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This whole big shambolic miracle machine only keeps rolling because we are an amazing thing—a democratic republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

There had been public meetings in England, protests, petitions, letters—the whole machinery of democratic expression had been set in motion to impress upon the British Government the need for action—and not a thing was done.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok