democratic

Example Sentences

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Voting is the most elemental of democratic exercises, a virtuous act residing right up there alongside motherhood and apple pie.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2025 report from the Pew Research Center offers further clarification: Many people express unhappiness with the state of their own democratic governments, but not necessarily with the concept of democracy itself.

From Salon

There is something quietly ironic about expecting municipal leaders to serve as democratic guardrails when we have collectively abdicated our own responsibility in even the simplest level of civic participation.

From Salon

The decision to delay the democratic process for so many areas has been criticised by the Electoral Commission, which is the watchdog responsible for overseeing the running of elections in the UK.

From BBC

"More problematically, matching adversaries' tone risks creating equivalence in audiences' minds between democratic institutions and disinformation actors."

From Barron's