democratically
Americanadverb
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in a way that is democratic, equitable, or free.
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in a way that follows the principles of democracy.
Example Sentences
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Among the attendees on Saturday was Lech Wałęsa, who led the movement to end communism in Poland and would go on to become the country's first democratically elected president.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Platner encouraged them to carry out the process democratically.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Roberts has been spinning this theory of the president as the most directly democratically accountable officer.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
If such a trust structure were set up for AI dividends, how might it be democratically governed?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Chacko’s hero, Comrade E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the flamboyant Brahmin high priest of Marxism in Kerala, became Chief Minister of the first ever democratically elected Communist government in the world.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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