How to Use democratic in a Sentence

democratic

adjective

• Democratic elections were held there today for the first time.
• Debates are an important part of the democratic process.
• The organization works to promote democratic reforms around the world.
• Most of these policies appeal to Democratic voters.
• The Democratic candidate for governor won the debate.
• What would the results of that democratic process look like?
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
• The bill passed the House last Congress with no Democratic support.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
• There is much in the way of shoring up democratic institutions to be done.
  — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
• But even if bonds among democratic leaders hold, the threat of Putin in Ukraine and to the rest of Europe could only grow.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• That’s a mockery of an election and a democratic process.
  — Stéphanie Fillion, Forbes, 7 May 2021
• The Times is examining challenges to democratic norms in the United States and around the world.
  — Allison McCann, New York Times, 16 July 2022
• The center now has programs to combat mistrust in the democratic process in the United States.
  — Bill Barrow, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
• Though the right to vote has since been expanded, Berman says the democratic process remains deeply flawed.
  — Terry Gross, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
• Given the democratic nature of the Spurs’ offense this season, that streak is apt to come to an end.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2021
• The goal is to help the middle class grow, ensure the future of our planet and preserve our democratic process.
  — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
• But things soured when Ukraine leaned West, voting to be a democratic country.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 5 July 2022
• So fashion right now is democratic in reach and yet snobbish in taste.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2022
• This is easy to forget in a West that believes deeply in democratic ideals and moral example.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 13 Sep. 2022
• Yes, those things that Putin doesn't have to worry about, free democratic elections.
  — ABC News, 13 June 2021
• By Ward’s design, the lineups for the game were established by a democratic process.
  — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
• Schuman said that such a step was necessary because of the mounting threats to the democratic world.
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022
• There is little doubt that Mr. Biden takes a brighter view than his predecessor of the news media and its role in the democratic process.
  — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
• Abiy, who came to power in 2018 and introduced a range of sweeping democratic reforms, has promised that the poll will be free and fair.
  — Andrew Meldrum, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
• But there will also be a club in the back that will be decidedly less democratic.
  — Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
• But the long-term damage in the American democratic process is already done.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2021
• This will contribute to a safer, more democratic future for all.
  — Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• Frictions between China and the US over the future of the democratic island have heightened in recent years.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
• Evers has used the GOP efforts to overhaul elections in the state to present himself to voters as a goalie fending off threats to the state's democratic process.
  — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022
• The firings were not publicly announced but were confirmed by Democratic senators and House members.
  — Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
• Twice in five days this White House has dubbed European democratic leaders tyrants, falsely, while declining to mention the Kremlin’s authoritarian record in the same speech.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 6 Mar 2025