democratically

American  

[de-muh-krat-ik-lee, -i-kuh-lee] / ˌdɛ məˈkræt ɪk li, -ɪ kə li /

adverb

1. in a way that is democratic, equitable, or free.

2. in a way that follows the principles of democracy.

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Example Sentences

The son of a German soldier in Hitler's Nazi army has defended Pinochet, who overthrew a democratically elected socialist president in 1973 and oversaw a regime that killed thousands of dissidents.

From Barron's

Internationalists, by contrast, focus on democratically agreed-upon norms around human rights, while challenging the state’s prerogative to deploy child soldiers, employ child workers or kill off large parts of the population.

From Salon

The Republicans’ rise led Strauss to articulate formally a principle that had long motivated the Christian Democrats: “There must be no democratically legitimate party to the right of the CDU/CSU.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The democratically elected premier of the Jewish state, in Mr. Schumer’s telling, had “lost his way.”

From The Wall Street Journal

We have propped up puppets and despots and taken down democratically elected governments with the regularity of the seasons.

From Los Angeles Times