democraticadjective
uk/ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/us/ˌdem.əˈkræt̬.ɪk/B2 based on the principles of democracy:
We must accept the results of a democratic election (= an election in which all people can vote).
Do you think Australia is a more democratic country than Britain?
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- The 1990s have seen a shift to democratic government in Eastern Europe.
- The president has promised a new constitution and the creation of democratic power structures.
- These will be the first truly democratic elections in the country's history.
- How can there be democratic elections without a free press?
- We must do more to smooth the country's path to democratic reform.
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democratically
adverb uk/ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌdem.əˈkræt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
We need to decide this democratically (= based on the wishes of most of the people).
Yeltsin was Russia's first democratically elected president.