Democratization

/ˌdɛməˌkrætɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process or act of making something democratic, or converting a system to rule by the people.

Etymology

From democratize + -ation (process noun). The -ation suffix comes from Latin and creates nouns describing abstract processes; this term became widely used in political science in the 20th century.

Kelly Says

Scholars track 'waves' of democratization—like how the fall of the Berlin Wall triggered a wave of countries becoming democratic in the 1990s—and the word has become crucial for understanding that democracy doesn't happen overnight but follows patterns.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዴሞክራሲ
deh-moh-krah-see
ARالعربية
ديمقراطية
dīmuqrāṭiyya
BNবাংলা
লোকতান্ত্রিকরণ
loktantra-kar-on
CACatalà
democràtica
deh-moh-krah-tee-kah
CSČeština
demokratizace
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsyah
DADansk
demokratiisering
deh-moh-krah-tee-seh-ring
DEDeutsch
Demokratisierung
deh-moh-krah-tee-zee-rung
ELΕλληνικά
δημοκρατικοποίηση
dih-moh-krah-tee-koh-pee-seh
ESEspañol
democratización
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsyah
FAفارسی
دمکراتیزه کردن
deh-mok-ra-tee-zeh-keh-daan
FISuomi
demokratian
deh-moh-krah-tee-an
FRFrançais
démocratisation
deh-moh-krah-tee-sah-see-on
GUGU
લોકશાહી
lo-ka-sha-hee
HAHA
shura
shoo-rah
HEעברית
דמוקרטיזציה
deh-mok-rah-tee-zah-tsyah
HIहिन्दी
लोकतांत्रिकीकरण
loktantrakee-karan
HUMagyar
demokratizálás
deh-moh-krah-tee-za-lahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
demokrasi
deh-moh-krah-see
IGIG
ọdọ̀-ọ̀dọ̀
oh-doh-oh-doh
ITItaliano
democratizzazione
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsyah
JA日本語
民主化
minshuka
KKKK
демократия
deh-moh-krah-tee-ya
KMKM
ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
brach-a-dhi-pa-tay
KO한국어
민주화
minjuhwa
MRMR
लोकशाही
lo-ka-sha-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
demokrasi
deh-moh-krah-see
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ့ တော်လှန်ရေး
pyi-thut taw-lan-hser-ay
NLNederlands
democratisering
deh-moh-krah-tee-seh-ren
NONorsk
demokratiisering
deh-moh-krah-tee-seh-ring
PAPA
ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ
lo-ka-tan-tar
PLPolski
demokratyzacja
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsyah
PTPortuguês
democratização
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsyah
RORomână
democratizare
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-reh
RUРусский
демократизация
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsiya
SVSvenska
demokratisering
deh-moh-krah-tee-seh-ring
SWKiswahili
kujengwa
koo-jen-gwa
TAதமிழ்
மக்கள்நிருவாகம்
makkal-niruvaagam
TEతెలుగు
ప్రజాస్వామ్యం
pra-ja-sva-amyam
THไทย
ประชาธิปไตย
prathathipatai
TLTL
demokratikong
deh-moh-krah-tee-kong
TRTürkçe
demokratikleşme
deh-moh-krah-tee-kleh-sheh-meh
UKУкраїнська
демократизація
deh-moh-krah-tee-zah-tsiya
URاردو
جمہوریت
jamhooriyat
VITiếng Việt
dân chủ hóa
dân chủ hóa
YOYO
àṣẹ-àṣẹ
ah-she-ah-she
ZH中文
民主化
mínzhǔhuà
ZUZU
ukuhlakanipha
oo-koo-hla-ka-ni-pha

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