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.
  • Democratic groups have spent big on the race.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Ukraine is the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Street art in a hotel is democratic and alive.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Each order, each speech, each threat against democratic norms is a stress test.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So fashion right now is democratic in reach and yet snobbish in taste.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2022
  • Very young kids can begin learning about the democratic process in the home.
    — Gail Cornwall, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Trump has spent four years trashing democratic norms, and those norms still need to be repaired.
    — Star Tribune, 11 Jan. 2021
  • There is much in the way of shoring up democratic institutions to be done.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The best way is for five Democratic senators to come across the aisle.
    — ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Americans once viewed their democratic process as the pride and envy of the world.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Greenlighting films based on fan campaigns may sound like a democratic way to make movies.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 15 Mar. 2021
  • One is that the Democratic field is full of low-profile entrants.
    — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There is no question that the world would be a much safer place under a free and democratic Iran.
    — Derek Tran, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And what hit home among democratic allies wasn’t just the mob violence.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2021
  • This will contribute to a safer, more democratic future for all.
    — Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • Byrne and Slim’s score insists that not even death can stop the beat of this democratic spirit.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Some two dozen Democratic states are suing over the matter.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But there will also be a club in the back that will be decidedly less democratic.
    — Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
  • Yes, those things that Putin doesn't have to worry about, free democratic elections.
    — ABC News, 13 June 2021
  • Then there’s Texas, the land of broken Democratic dreams.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • The largest outside spenders in the 2014 race were democratic groups.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Bush, the last president to lose a reelection race, was quick to bow out to democratic process.
    — Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Even Democratic voters see this as help for children, not a culture war prop.
    — Shlomo Soroka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Bottoms is one of four main Democratic hopefuls.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Three of the four states have Democratic governors.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026

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