democratizer
- noun
- /dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪzər/
- US
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democratizador
- Activists often serve as democratizers by advocating for free and fair elections in their countries.
- Venezuelan democratizers
- Argentine democratizers
- strategies for democratizers
Examples
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In Venezuela, democratizers pursued strategies designed to divide the armed forces, thereby empowering elected officials.
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This is mostly the result of the strategies democratizers pursued and the institutions they selected.
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But poor democratizers fight less frequently than poor authoritarian nations do.
Academic text (2004) -
Combined, these set the social and political realities faced by the democratizers in 1974.
Academic text (1998) -
Given certain conditions, the actual installation and consolidation of democracy require a spark: the courage, commitment, and skills of the democratizers.
Academic text (1992) -
Venezuelan democratizers sought to establish strong boundaries between civilian and military authority but made little effort to supervise military activities.
Academic text (2000) -
The strategies available to democratizers range from appeasement to monitoring, "divide and conquer," and sanctioning.
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The cohesion of the mass parties and their influence over civil society gave democratizers the ability to mobilize tens of thousands of supporters to defend democracy.
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Democratizers need to deliver tangible benefits—a "democracy dividend"—to the general citizenry during the early years of the transition.
Academic text (2004) -
She became a renowned democratizer after successfully pushing for reforms that increased citizen participation in the government.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who works to make society or its institutions better
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2.8
A person who supports government by the people and voting
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6.1
A person who wants to change political or social systems
Antonyms
How Democratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
democratizer = democratize (transparent) = democrat + ize + er
Agentive formation from 'democratize' is straightforward: a person who promotes or establishes democratic practices.
Etymology
Democratizer comes from demo- meaning 'the people', like in democracy. So a democratizer is a person who helps give power to the people and supports fair, public government.