Community leaders have had some success in democratizing the organization.
There is internal pressure on the government to democratize.
The magazine's goal is to democratize art.
an effort to democratize politics
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That ethos reframes technology as a way to democratize creativity without diluting it.—Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025 Join the next wave of digital makers With the Z1, Makera is ushering in a new generation of smart, connected, and democratized digital fabrication.—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025 Social media has democratized access to atrocity—anyone with a phone can witness Gaza’s devastation in real time.—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025 And the internet, especially the Pynchon Wiki, has democratized the act of reading these hyper-complicated novels.—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for democratize
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Etymology
borrowed from French démocratiser, from démocratiedemocracy + -iser-ize
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