| 单词 | democratize |
| 释义 | democratize (once / 11622 pages) v To democratize is to make an organization more democratic, supporting a system in which all citizens have a voice or a vote. When you democratize your school French club, you allow every member to vote on each decision. You'll most often see the verb democratize in the context of world politics, when countries that have historically not been democracies change their governments to be more democratic. In many cases, other countries, such as the US, try to influence such governments to make this change: they democratize them, in other words. The word democratize comes from the Greek root demokratia, "popular government," from demos, "common people," and kratos, "rule." WORD FAMILYdemocratize: democratization, democratized, democratizes, democratizing+/democracy: democracies, democratic, democratise, democratize/democrat: democracy, democrats/democratic: democratically, undemocratic/democratise: democratisation, democratised, democratising/undemocratic: undemocratically USAGE EXAMPLES“The internet democratized the playing field,” she said. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) Park is only the second president to be impeached since South Korea democratized in 1987. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) Instead, she became the least-popular leader since the country began democratizing in the late 1980s, according to recent polls. Seattle Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1v become (more) democratic; of nations Syn|Hyper democratise change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 2v introduce democratic reforms; of nations Syn|Hyper democratise alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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