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democratism

democratism

1 7.9
Support for a government where people choose leaders and make decisions
  • noun
  • /dɪˈmɒkrəˌtɪzəm/
  • Formal
: democratismo
  • The more natural order for Arab societies, according to this conception, is a form of democratism appropriate for the conditions of Arab backwardness: not a democratic order based on notions of civil citizenship, but a communal democratism based on a polity Balkanized along sectarian and ethnic lines.

Examples

  • The more natural order for Arab societies, according to this conception, is a form of democratism appropriate for the conditions of Arab backwardness: not a democratic order based on notions of civil citizenship, but a communal democratism based on a polity Balkanized along sectarian and ethnic lines.

    Academic text (1995)
  • It was that Democratism that motivated his disastrous interventionist foreign policy.

    Blog text (27)
  • The further concentration of wealth and power in insurance companies, a direct result of this legislation, will almost certainly do greater damage to the surviving strains of democratism in this country than can be offset by any supposed benefit from extended mandatory coverage.

    Blog text (31)
  • Wilson's chief negative attribute was his mindless Democratism (a heritage of the Democratic Party, not Hamilton!).

    Blog text (27)
  • It is also the most secular state where the separation between state and mosque was a personal concern of Bourguiba, along with feminism, democratism, and secularism.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Advocacy for democratism involves supporting the principles of equality and participation in government by all citizens.

  • Many political movements promote democratism as a way to ensure fair representation and community involvement in decision-making.

  • The concept of democratism emphasizes the importance of democratic rights and the rule of law in society.

Synonyms

democracy
vsdemocratism
920 1.6

A system of government where people choose leaders by free elections

advocates principles and support for that form of government rather than the system

Antonyms

112 4.8

A government where one person or a small group has all power and does not allow political opposition

5 8.2

A government in which one person has all power

Surface Forms

democratism singular
democratisms plural

Morphology

democratism = democrat (transparent) = democrat + ism

Formed in the regular way from 'democrat' + '-ism' to denote a system or ideology associated with democrats, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Democratism comes from the root demo- meaning 'people', the same root in democracy and democrat, and the ending -ism meaning 'belief' or 'system'. So, Democratism is the belief or system of 'rule by the people', which is why it means support for democratic government.