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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Hsu said Apple's early bestsellers, like the 1984 Macintosh desktop computer, helped democratize technology.—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026 That change may look like the ambitious and growing national people’s budgets movement, which brings together local residents and community groups to protest budget cuts on essential services, articulate budget priorities and democratize the budget process.—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026 These innovations democratized pickling, allowing households across Europe and North America to preserve seasonal produce with ease.—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 This new Department of Labor reform has the potential to finally democratize access to the same types of wealth-building investments that Wall Street elites, big university and foundation endowments, and public pensions have long had all to themselves.—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for democratize
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Etymology
borrowed from French démocratiser, from démocratiedemocracy + -iser-ize