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democraticallyin a way that relates to or supports democracy; by democratic means

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that relates to or supports democracy; by democratic means

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdeməˈkrætɪkli/

Example Sentences

  • The student council president was democratically chosen by pizza preference votes.
  • All major decisions in our company are made democratically through employee voting.
  • Even choosing the movie for tonight was done democratically - everyone voted for horror!

democratically

ADVERB

[/ˌdeməˈkrætɪkli/]

in a way that relates to or supports democracy; by democratic means

The community elected its leader democratically through a fair vote.
💡 Concept

The community elected its leader democratically through a fair vote.

The family chose their leader democratically by voting together. (PEOPLE'S CHOICE → make decisions through voting)
🧠 Mnemonic

The family chose their leader democratically by voting together. (PEOPLE'S CHOICE → make decisions through voting)

The community acted democratically, created practical policies, and lived peacefully together.
🎵 Rhyme

The community acted democratically, created practical policies, and lived peacefully together.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdeməˈkrætɪkli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdeməˈkrætɪkli/

🌳Etymology

Rootdemocrat
Suffix--ically

🎵Rhyme

automaticallydramaticallysystematically
automatically
dramatically
systematically

🔗Collocations

democratically elected
democratically controlled
democratically governed
democratically organized
democratically accountable
democratically legitimate

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student council president was democratically chosen by pizza preference votes.

All major decisions in our company are made democratically through employee voting.

😄 Fun example

Even choosing the movie for tonight was done democratically - everyone voted for horror!

The country has been democratically governed for over 50 years.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

democraticallyby popular votethrough democratic processby majority rulethrough consensus

Antonyms

autocraticallydictatoriallyauthoritatively

Related

democracydemocraticdemocratelectionvotingmajority

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