How to Use democracy in a Sentence

democracy

noun
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  • 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.
  • And two years ago, the people of Khabarovsk got just a tiny piece of democracy.
    — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020
  • As wild as that seems, there are a lot worse ways to run a democracy.
    — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021
  • But there’s a little more tread on the tires of democracy.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 19 Jan. 2021
  • As the late Molly Ivins used to say, democracy is a tool.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Democrats say such state statutes pose a threat to democracy.
    — Arit John, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The idea, which is roughly a decade old, is that democracy is in retreat around the globe.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2018
  • That carries risks for the armed forces as well as for democracy.
    — The Economist, 11 June 2020
  • The party’s claim to embody a form of democracy is not new.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Book banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right’s assault on democracy.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
  • Yet the threats to democracy remain alarming in the view of most experts.
    — Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 27 Jan. 2021
  • But all that fightin' and wrestlin' in this healthy democracy can wait a few more hours.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Countries with none are shown in white and include some of the largest democracies.
    — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 26 June 2019
  • Is a Western-style democracy the surest way to do that?
    — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2018
  • The GOP is a mess, and Trump’s agenda and that of his close allies and enablers is a threat to democracy.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Our democracy cannot be held hostage to a ratings race.
    — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Is this the best way for a democracy to field its military?
    — Jeff Rice, Twin Cities, 24 June 2019
  • The worst thing for democracy and as a country is silence.
    — Leigh Giangreco, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020
  • John Lewis said the most important tool in democracy is our right to vote.
    — Emil Wilbekin, Essence, 9 Nov. 2021
  • And to disable the democracy so people can rob it of its resources.
    — John Hammontree | Jhammontree@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Trying to clean up democracy, in this day and age of rage, can cost dearly.
    — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Preventing this has to be a central part of the fight for democracy.
    — Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Making sure that the doors of our democracy remain wide open.
    — Dylan McGuinness, ExpressNews.com, 9 June 2019
  • Critics say the system has eroded democracy and paved the way to one-man rule.
    — Fox News, 25 June 2019
  • Since Donald Trump won the election in 2016, Democrats have bemoaned the end of democracy.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This is not good for our country, not good for democracy.
    — CBS News, 4 June 2019
  • This shared sense is a load-bearing wall for democracy.
    — Charles Lipson, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2020

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