democratization

democratization

English

Alternative forms

• democratisation

Etymology

democratize +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

democratization (usually uncountable, plural democratizations)

1. The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
2. The spread of democracy as a concept.
3. The making more democratic of a political system.

Translations

the introduction of democracy

Azerbaijani: demokratikləşmə Catalan: democratització f Chinese: Mandarin: 民主化 (zh) (mínzhǔhuà) Czech: demokratizace f French: démocratisation (fr) f Galician: democratización (gl) f German: Demokratisierung f Japanese: 民主化 (ja) (みんしゅか, minshuka) Korean: 민주화 (ko) (minjuhwa) (民主化 (ko))

Latvian: demokratizācija f Malay: pendemokrasian, demokratisasi Polish: demokratyzacja (pl) f Portuguese: democratização f Russian: демократиза́ция (ru) f (demokratizácija) Spanish: democratización f Swedish: demokratisering (sv) c Vietnamese: sự dân chủ hoá (sự + 民主化)