democratization

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democratization

  • /dɪˌmɒkɹətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ UK
  • /dɪˌmɑkɹətəˈzeɪʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /dɪˌmɒkɹətəˈzeɪʃən/ Canada, US, dialectal
  • /dɪˌmɔkɹətɑeˈzæɪʃən/ Australia

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From democratiz(e) + -ation or democrat(ic) + -ization.

noun democratizations · democratisation

  1. uncountable, usually The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
  2. uncountable, usually The spread of democracy as a concept.
  3. uncountable, usually The making more democratic of a political system. Autocratization is more prevalent than democratization in every region of the world.
  4. broadly, uncountable, usually The broadening of access to something, especially for the sake of egalitarianism.

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noun the introduction of democracy

Españoldemocratización
한국어민주화 minjuhwa
日本語民主化 minshuka
中文民主化 mínzhǔhuà
हिन्दीजनतंत्रीकरण jantantrīkraṇ
Portuguêsdemocratização
Françaisdémocratisation
DeutschDemokratisierung
Italianodemocratizzazione
Ελληνικάεκδημοκρατισμός ekdimokratismós, δημοκρατικοποίηση dimokratikopoíisi
Românădemocratizare
Русскийдемократиза́ция demokratizácija
Tiếng Việtdân chủ hoá
العربيةدَمَقْرَطَة damaqraṭa
עבריתדֶּמוֹקְרָטִיזַצְיָה demokratizátsya

noun broadening of access

中文平民化 píngmínhuà, 大衆化 /大众化 dàzhònghuà

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@misc{democratization_2026,
  title = {democratization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/democratization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}