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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The platform democratizes access to justice, offering tools, answers, and guidance for free, powered by intuitive artificial intelligence (AI) and backed by real lawyers when needed.—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 June 2025 In one state, 155 candidates are on a single page, reflecting the ambitions of Mexico’s governing Morena party to democratize the system.—James Wagner, New York Times, 1 June 2025 Tokenization of assets, another emerging innovation, has the potential to democratize investment opportunities, providing average New Yorkers access to markets previously available only to institutional investors.—Jeremy Cooney, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025 After taking power in 2003, Erdogan promised to democratize a country whose powerful military had a long history of intervening in politics.—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for democratize
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Etymology
borrowed from French démocratiser, from démocratiedemocracy + -iser-ize
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