How to Use democracy in a Sentence

democracy

noun

• In a democracy, every citizen should have the right to vote.
• The company is not a democracy; decisions are made by a board of directors, not the workers.
• The nation has chosen democracy over monarchy.
• There is democracy within the company.
• This is all so bad for democracy in so many ways.
  — Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
• Democrats say such state statutes pose a threat to democracy.
  — Arit John, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022
• That’s what free speech and democracy is all about.
  — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
• As wild as that seems, there are a lot worse ways to run a democracy.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021
• That is the essence of democracy.
  — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 29 May 2026
• That's not the way a democracy is supposed to be run.
  — Ted Koppel, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
• That carries risks for the armed forces as well as for democracy.
  — The Economist, 11 June 2020
• This is a time in our country when our very democracy is at stake.
  — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
• Democracy does not fail overnight.
  — Baltimore Sun, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
• But democracy is premised on the idea that nobody does.
  — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
• Burying your head in the sand won’t save our democracy.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
• And last, of course, democracy.
  — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
• Newsom framed the fight over the new maps as one for the very soul of democracy.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
• That’s not how democracy works.
  — Jovani Patterson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
• And that would be a major loss for democracy.
  — Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
• Democracy is not merely one cause among many.
  — Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
• Trump has launched an assault on our democracy.
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
• But all that fightin' and wrestlin' in this healthy democracy can wait a few more hours.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
• That’s what democracy is supposed to look like.
  — Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
• This is not democracy, this is self-dealing.
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
• Who should have power in a democracy?
  — Matt Martin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
• And these are the guys who say Trump is a danger to democracy.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
• That’s how democracy is supposed to work.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
• Trying to clean up democracy, in this day and age of rage, can cost dearly.
  — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
• Making sure that the doors of our democracy remain wide open.
  — Dylan McGuinness, ExpressNews.com, 9 June 2019
• Countries with none are shown in white and include some of the largest democracies.
  — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 26 June 2019