democratically

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democratically

/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪkli/ UK
/ˌdɛməˈkɹætəkli/ Canada, US
/ˌdɛməˈkɹætəkəli/ Canada, US
[-ɾə-] Canada, US
/ˌdeməˈkɹætəkli/ Australia
[ˌdeməˈkɹæɾəkli] Australia
/ˌdeməˈkɹɛtəkli/ New Zealand
[ˌdeməˈkɹɛɾəkli] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ætɪkli, -ætɪkəli

Where it comes from

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

adverb more democratically · most democratically

In a democratic way; according to the principles of democracy. a democratically elected leader
Opposite: nondemocratically, undemocratically

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: democracy, democrat, popularly, willingly, freely, nomocratically, nondemocratically, undemocratically, demagogically, bipartisanly, meritocratically, technocratically, presidentially, electorially, demotically, hierocratically

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adv in a democratic way

Español	democráticamente
日本語	民主的 minshuteki
Português	democraticamente
Français	démocratiquement
Deutsch	demokratisch
Italiano	democraticamente
Русский	демократи́чески demokratíčeski

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@misc{democratically_2026,
  title = {democratically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/democratically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}