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democratization

democratization

13 6.7
Making a country or group more democratic by giving more people rights and power
  • noun
  • /dɪˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃən/
: democratización
  • The process of democratization enhances citizens' rights and expands their participation in governance.
  • democratization process
  • political democratization
  • democratization trend

There is a total democratization of the media now.

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Examples

  • The administration also emphasized democratization and the notion of democratic peace.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The democratization of Iraq and the democratization of the Middle East were thus linked.

    Academic text (2008)

  • There is a total democratization of the media now.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • But 2005 and 2006 did not give democratization supporters much cause for hope.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Yet the United States' capacity to advance democratization in Egypt remains limited.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In short, the relationship between elections and democratization is not always a straightforward one.

    Academic text (1990)

  • So in some ways, the democratization of the Internet has been very powerful and impactful.

    Simon Sinek

  • First, they continued lobbying for political democratization, which, in terms of church interests, meant greater religious liberty.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The opening broadly considered the Kurdish problem from the perspectives of economic development, democratization, and security.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Concurrent with these changes was the process of democratization, which heightened the political involvement of more citizens.

    Academic text (1991)

Antonyms

authoritarianism
11 8.7

A system where one person or small group has almost all political power

How Democratic

democracy
920 1.6
democratization
13 6.7

Surface Forms

democratization singular
democratizations plural
democratisations plural
democratisation singular

Morphology

democratization = democratize (transparent) = democrat + ize + ation

The verb 'democratize' plus the nominalizing suffix '-ation' clearly denotes the process or result of making something democratic, which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

The word democratization comes from the word democracy, which has the root demos meaning 'the people', and the ending -ization meaning 'the process of making'. So democratization is the process of giving power, rights, or participation to the people, making a country or system more democratic.