How to Use democratic in a Sentence

democratic

adjective

• Democratic elections were held there today for the first time.
• Debates are an important part of the democratic process.
• The organization works to promote democratic reforms around the world.
• Most of these policies appeal to Democratic voters.
• The Democratic candidate for governor won the debate.
• What would the results of that democratic process look like?
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
• In years past, Turkey has been a huge democratic hope in the Middle East.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Dec. 2020
• The bill passed the House last Congress with no Democratic support.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
• There is much in the way of shoring up democratic institutions to be done.
  — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
• But even if bonds among democratic leaders hold, the threat of Putin in Ukraine and to the rest of Europe could only grow.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• That’s a mockery of an election and a democratic process.
  — Stéphanie Fillion, Forbes, 7 May 2021
• The Times is examining challenges to democratic norms in the United States and around the world.
  — Allison McCann, New York Times, 16 July 2022
• The center now has programs to combat mistrust in the democratic process in the United States.
  — Bill Barrow, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
• Though the right to vote has since been expanded, Berman says the democratic process remains deeply flawed.
  — Terry Gross, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
• Given the democratic nature of the Spurs’ offense this season, that streak is apt to come to an end.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2021
• The goal is to help the middle class grow, ensure the future of our planet and preserve our democratic process.
  — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
• But things soured when Ukraine leaned West, voting to be a democratic country.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 5 July 2022
• Trump has spent four years trashing democratic norms, and those norms still need to be repaired.
  — Star Tribune, 11 Jan. 2021
• So fashion right now is democratic in reach and yet snobbish in taste.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2022
• This is easy to forget in a West that believes deeply in democratic ideals and moral example.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 13 Sep. 2022
• Yes, those things that Putin doesn't have to worry about, free democratic elections.
  — ABC News, 13 June 2021
• By Ward’s design, the lineups for the game were established by a democratic process.
  — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
• Schuman said that such a step was necessary because of the mounting threats to the democratic world.
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022
• Before this election, the electors were folks known only to those who reveled in the weeds of our democratic process.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2020
• There is little doubt that Mr. Biden takes a brighter view than his predecessor of the news media and its role in the democratic process.
  — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
• Abiy, who came to power in 2018 and introduced a range of sweeping democratic reforms, has promised that the poll will be free and fair.
  — Andrew Meldrum, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
• In their statement, the senators claim to be trying to restore faith in the democratic process, due to claims of voter fraud.
  — Arden Farhi, Alan He, Grace Segers, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2021
• But there will also be a club in the back that will be decidedly less democratic.
  — Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
• The Queens assemblyman is a democratic socialist who has consistently polled as the runner-up candidate to Cuomo, the favorite to win Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
• On Thursday, the president referenced Isaacman's donations to Democratic campaigns as a reason why his nomination was withdrawn.
  — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 6 June 2025