民主的(みんしゅてき)

みんしゅてき
na-adjective
democratic
politicssociety
1. democratic
Following the principles of democracy: decisions made by the people or by a majority, with everyone's views heard and treated equally. Used of states, elections, and also of how a club or company is run.
民主的(みんしゅてき)な国(くに)。
A democratic country.
多数決(たすうけつ)で民主的(みんしゅてき)に決(き)めよう。
Let's decide democratically by majority vote.
会議(かいぎ)で意見(いけん)を言(い)えない雰囲気(ふんいき)は、民主的(みんしゅてき)とは言(い)えない。
An atmosphere where people can't speak up at meetings can hardly be called democratic.

民主(みんしゅ) (democracy, rule by the people) + 的(てき) (-ic, -al). The opposite is 非民主的(ひみんしゅてき) (undemocratic) or 独裁的(どくさいてき) (dictatorial).

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Related: 民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ) (democracy)
Related: 民主化(みんしゅか) (democratization)
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