How to Use democracy in a Sentence

democracy

noun

• In a democracy, every citizen should have the right to vote.
• The company is not a democracy; decisions are made by a board of directors, not the workers.
• The nation has chosen democracy over monarchy.
• There is democracy within the company.
• Democrats say such state statutes pose a threat to democracy.
  — Arit John, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022
• As wild as that seems, there are a lot worse ways to run a democracy.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021
• But there’s a little more tread on the tires of democracy.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 19 Jan. 2021
• That carries risks for the armed forces as well as for democracy.
  — The Economist, 11 June 2020
• Yet the threats to democracy remain alarming in the view of most experts.
  — Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 27 Jan. 2021
• Our democracy cannot be held hostage to a ratings race.
  — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2020
• The party’s claim to embody a form of democracy is not new.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
• Countries with none are shown in white and include some of the largest democracies.
  — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 26 June 2019
• Is this the best way for a democracy to field its military?
  — Jeff Rice, Twin Cities, 24 June 2019
• The worst thing for democracy and as a country is silence.
  — Leigh Giangreco, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020
• And two years ago, the people of Khabarovsk got just a tiny piece of democracy.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020
• And to disable the democracy so people can rob it of its resources.
  — John Hammontree | [e-mail], al, 5 Aug. 2019
• Making sure that the doors of our democracy remain wide open.
  — Dylan McGuinness, ExpressNews.com, 9 June 2019
• Preventing this has to be a central part of the fight for democracy.
  — Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 14 Jan. 2022
• Our democracy simply cannot afford for any of us to sit out this fight.
  — Shirley N. Weber and Jocelyn Benson, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022
• The idea, which is roughly a decade old, is that democracy is in retreat around the globe.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2018
• This is not good for our country, not good for democracy.
  — CBS News, 4 June 2019
• This shared sense is a load-bearing wall for democracy.
  — Charles Lipson, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2020
• All of our work is around this idea of energy democracy.
  — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2018
• Critics say the system has eroded democracy and paved the way to one-man rule.
  — Fox News, 25 June 2019
• For sure, democracy is better than screeching in the streets.
  — Star Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021
• Book banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right’s assault on democracy.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
• Is a Western-style democracy the surest way to do that?
  — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2018
• As the late Molly Ivins used to say, democracy is a tool.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Oct. 2017
• John Lewis said the most important tool in democracy is our right to vote.
  — Emil Wilbekin, Essence, 9 Nov. 2021
• Trying to clean up democracy, in this day and age of rage, can cost dearly.
  — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024