as in popular
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
the democratic system ensures that every citizen's voice is heard
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Recent Examples of democratic
Everyone is familiar with the old saw that those unversed in history are condemned to repeat it, which packs a certain irony 250 years into our democratic experiment.
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Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
His comments are the latest in a series of public attacks on the ideology after democratic socialists have won in Democratic primaries across the country.
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Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Some of that sentiment reflects the fact that the president and those around him subvert the rule of law, decency, and democratic restraints.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
Fifty years ago, the nation celebrated the 200th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence amid an outburst of patriotism and good feeling after surviving the 20th Century’s greatest threat to the efficacy of its democratic institutions.
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Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
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Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
His comments are the latest in a series of public attacks on the ideology after democratic socialists have won in Democratic primaries across the country.
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Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Some of that sentiment reflects the fact that the president and those around him subvert the rule of law, decency, and democratic restraints.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
Fifty years ago, the nation celebrated the 200th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence amid an outburst of patriotism and good feeling after surviving the 20th Century’s greatest threat to the efficacy of its democratic institutions.
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Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democratic
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The Dyl, made with Bayab gin, passionfruit and dill, is named after the owner’s daughter and has become a popular option on the menu.
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One popular saying suggests a knot tied on a rainy day is harder to untie.
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Virginia may have established a representative body, the House of Burgesses, in 1619, but the mid-century Cavalier elite continued to accept the divine right of kings as the Stuart monarchs had propounded it.
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Boars were representative of Seth (or Set), a deity associated with chaos and violence.
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The final package fell far short of what President Lai Ching-te insisted was necessary to prepare the self-governing island for a potential Chinese attack.
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China claims the self-governing island as its territory and sanctioned four New Zealand lawmakers on Thursday to protest their recent visit.
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“Democratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democratic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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