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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But putting storage on display in the name of democratizing culture assumes objects’ accessibility is only about space and physical access, and that curatorial interpretation is a screen rather than a bridge to the thing itself.—
Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026 The rise of online bridal shopping has democratized access, enabling brides to bypass traditional salon markups while still accessing customization.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026 That means that instead of democratizing access to affordable tutors, these tools could very well widen inequality by supercharging students who are already motivated to get ahead.—
Mike Goldstein,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026 However, the authors stressed that the new research showed how doctors across the country can use commercial AI systems to speed up their work and help patients get elusive diagnoses, democratizing access to critical medical information.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for democratize
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French démocratiser, from démocratiedemocracy + -iser-ize