return of democracy

collocation in English

meaningsofreturnanddemocracy

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return
noun
uk
/rɪˈtɜːn/us
/rɪˈtɝːn/
an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they ...
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democracy
noun
uk
/dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/us
/dɪˈmɑː.krə.si/
the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the ...
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Combined with thereturnofdemocracyto those countries is the introduction of liberal economies, privatisation and the opening up of markets.
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I believe strongly in a yes vote and in thereturnofdemocracy.
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Whatever is done now to support those structures can only help to build a stronger system ready for thereturnofdemocracy.
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It is only through thereturnofdemocracyand the rule of law that the underlying problems contributing to the human rights violations can be adequately addressed.
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Provincial parties grew in popularity and number after thereturnofdemocracyin 1983, and took several of the provincial governor positions.
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Now, with thereturnofdemocracyto the country, both have remained friends, but married to other people, and now become lovers.
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After thereturnofdemocracy, the change in the status of women was dramatic.
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Thereturnofdemocracyin 1983 coincided with a cultural revival, and the 1990s saw an economic revival, particularly in the construction and financial sectors.
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The principal idea that the party proclaimed was to generate an environment of calm during thereturnofdemocracy.
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The result weakened the military and triggered its fall, allowing thereturnofdemocracy.
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Many cases were never reported, when whole families were disappeared, and the military destroyed many of its records months before thereturnofdemocracy.
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Caloi would find himself at odds with figures from the same dictatorship even after thereturnofdemocracy.
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While the constitution allows limited flexibility in determining this system, it has not changed since thereturnofdemocracy.
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Thereturnofdemocracyin the 1980s presented the church with a new set of challenges.
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Many others went into exile to survive, and many remain in exile today (despite thereturnofdemocracyin 1983).
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With thereturnofdemocracyand the end of censorship in the 1980s, theatre would again grow in themes and styles.
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