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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This must be paired with an effort to democratize the market by addressing monopoly power and promoting competitive market practices.—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026 And now YouTube has democratized filmmaking in a way nothing else has.—Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 June 2026 Henry Ford democratized mobility by obsessing over affordability.—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 These diffused, more affordable capsule collections have largely been pitched as a way to democratize fashion, bringing otherwise unattainable products to the everyday consumer.—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for democratize
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Etymology
borrowed from French démocratiser, from démocratiedemocracy + -iser-ize