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of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
the democratic system ensures that every citizen's voice is heard
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Recent Examples of democratic
Questions about democratic norms have also resurfaced because Fujimori never fully accepted her defeats in either 2016 or 2021.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The top contenders are Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, and former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
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CNN Money,
16 June 2026
The court’s assumption of its supervisory role in the democratic process was the product of the civil-rights era.
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Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
His initiatives to combat child malnutrition, improve public transportation and public services solidified his social democratic credentials.
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Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
9 June 2026
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The top contenders are Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, and former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
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CNN Money,
16 June 2026
The court’s assumption of its supervisory role in the democratic process was the product of the civil-rights era.
—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
His initiatives to combat child malnutrition, improve public transportation and public services solidified his social democratic credentials.
—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democratic
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In this sequence, human Lestat is a popular stage actor in Paris, and Magnus is a Perfect Blue-style greasy-haired stalker at the stage door.
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According to The Associated Press, police identified the five other people as Gaspar Prim Díaz, a popular Argentine YouTuber known as Gaspi; another Argentine, Lucas Vignale; and Brazilians Lucas Brito, Charles Marsillac and Alexandre Souza.
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And yet all three dads, simply by being there, were representative of a larger trend.
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If there is no representative payee, Social Security may choose to suspend benefits until a payee is appointed.
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The final package fell far short of what President Lai Ching-te insisted was necessary to prepare the self-governing island for a potential Chinese attack.
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China claims the self-governing island as its territory and sanctioned four New Zealand lawmakers on Thursday to protest their recent visit.
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“Democratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democratic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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