institution of democracy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinstitutionanddemocracy
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institution
noun
uk/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.stəˈtuː.ʃən/
a large and important organization, such as a university ...
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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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(Definition ofinstitutionanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I do not believe that a failure to take account of this matter will win support for theinstitutionofdemocracy.
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It is a violent attack, if you like by ridicule and satire, on theinstitutionofdemocracy, and not on the individual.
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It has nothing to do with the workinginstitutionofdemocracy.
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The fact also remains that donors frequently focus more on the institutions of democracy than on the political means to make those institutions most effective to bring about sustainable democracy.
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In my view it is inevitable that the institutions of democracy will feel the impact of these titanic changes.
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We need local and national institutions of democracy; we need continental systems of democracy.
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That is when they are not handling economic problems, but tampering with the institutions of democracy.
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It seems that even the institutions of democracy can be tampered with almost to the point of privatisation.
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We are talking about the system of intimidation and harassment and the undermining of the institutions of democracy by this man.
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A fundamental of attacking the democratic process has been to use the institutions of democracy to destroy it.
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That is the greatest merit of the institutions of democracy.
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I think we all recognise that there are politically-motivated men using the institutions of democracy for their own advantage.
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He is, in so doing, defending the institutions of democracy.
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One reason for the long revolution is the failure of the institutions of democracy to catch up with what is going on in the broader civil society.
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