democratically
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3.7
- adverb
- /dɪˈmɒkrəˌtɪkli/
:
democráticamente
- Many of these tribes democratically and unanimously elected one candidate to represent them.
- democratically elected
- a democratically elected government
- a democratically elected president
Well, democratically elected, OK, so it's better than it was.
- Well, democratically elected, OK, so it's better than it was.
- And hey, we might democratically elect a real deal fascist.
- That's the law, that the workers can buy the company and convert it into a democratically run worker cooperative.
- Would it be possible in workplaces to make sure that the collective that democratically decides is both Israeli and Arab?
- My favorite thing to mention is that you have a democratically controlled White House.
- And certainly with our democratically elected governments, I mean, you, it doesn't seem that they have a grasp on it, that they have the real power here.
- And the government managed to bring down the democratically elected government, bring the Shah back to Iran, place him back on the throne.
- It is a fine line, though, because how do I say this democratically?
Examples
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According to one critic, the media create and do not democratically reflect public opinion.
Academic text (1999) -
We need to tell the truth of what is happening to these people in Spain, these people who are trying to defend their democratically-elected government.
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We should do this democratically.
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But it will do a great deal of good to live democratically.
Academic text (1995) -
The new democratically-elected government is under attack.
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Man: And it's a democratically-run operation where every member has one vote and an equal say.
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Will they take power democratically only to subvert the very process that brought them victory?
Academic text (2008) -
The coup leaders backed down, and the democratically elected government was restored.
Academic text (1995) -
No group is more insistent that these issues be solved democratically than the educators.
Academic text (1995) -
The pastor asked the group's members and its critics to democratically resolve the issue.
Synonyms
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6.3
In a way that relates to elections or voting
By being chosen in a vote
Antonyms
How Democratic
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3.7
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Surface Forms
Morphology
democratically = democratic (transparent) = democrat + ic + ally
Formed by a regular adjective-to-adverb derivation (democratic + -ally), which is straightforward for learners.
Etymology
Democratically comes from the Greek roots demos ('the people') and kratos ('power'), and you can see the same idea in democracy. So to act democratically is to act 'by the people' or in a way that gives people the power to choose.