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democratically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪkli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌdɛməˈkɹætəkli/
  • General-American: /ˌdɛməˈkɹætəkəli/
  • General-American: [-ɾə-]
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  • rhymes with -ætɪkli
  • rhymes with -ætɪkəli
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a democratic way; according to the principles of democracy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a democratically elected leader

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nondemocratically, undemocratically

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a democratic manner; based on democratic principles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was decided democratically
  • democratically elected government

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: undemocratically

History

Etymology

Partly from democratical + -ly (suffix forming adverbs), and from democratic + -ally (variant of -ly), modelled after Middle French democratiquement (modern French démocratiquement).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: демократи́чески (demokratíčeski) — in a democratic way
  • Bulgarian: демократично (demokratično) — in a democratic way
  • Catalan: democràticament — in a democratic way
  • Finnish: demokraattisesti — in a democratic way
  • Finnish: kansanvaltaisesti — in a democratic way
  • French: démocratiquement — in a democratic way
  • Galician: democraticamente — in a democratic way
  • Georgian: დემოკრატიულად (demoḳraṭiulad) — in a democratic way
  • German: demokratisch — in a democratic way
  • Hungarian: demokratikusan — in a democratic way
  • Icelandic: lýðræðislega — in a democratic way
  • Italian: democraticamente — in a democratic way
  • Japanese: 民主的 (minshuteki) — in a democratic way
  • Latvian: demokrātiski — in a democratic way
  • Maltese: demokratikament — in a democratic way
  • Polish: demokratycznie — in a democratic way
  • Portuguese: democraticamente — in a democratic way
  • Russian: демократи́чески (demokratíčeski) — in a democratic way
  • Serbo-Croatian: демо̀кратски — in a democratic way
  • Serbo-Croatian: demòkratski — in a democratic way
  • Spanish: democráticamente — in a democratic way
  • Swedish: demokratiskt — in a democratic way
  • Ukrainian: демократи́чно (demokratýčno) — in a democratic way