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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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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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