democratization
pronunciation
How to pronounce democratization in British English:
UK [dɪˌmɒkrətaɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce democratization in American English:
US [dɪˌmɒkrətaɪ'zeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the action of making something democratic
Word Origin
- democratization (n.)
- 1865; see democratize + -ation.
Example
- 1. Not only is democratization out , but repression has hardened .
- 2. Good governance matters more than democratization .
- 3. With indonesia 's democratization in the past decade , experts say , english became the new dutch .
- 4. It is only such a process of democratization and reconstruction that would truly lessen the salience of libya 's enduring divisions .
- 5. For years , political theorists have argued that developing a healthy middle class is the key to any country 's democratization .