adverb
democratically
deh-muh-KRA-tihk-lee
adverb
1
In a way that follows the principles of democracy, such as through fair voting or equal say.
"The new club rules were decided democratically, with every member getting a vote."
"The country elected its first democratically chosen president in decades."
How to Use Democratically
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDoing something the way a democracy does — by letting everyone involved have a fair vote or say.
Common pairings
democratically elected
democratically decided
vote democratically
Word Forms
more democratically comparative, most democratically superlative
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Etymology
Built from democratic plus the adverb-forming suffix -ally, following the pattern of French démocratiquement.