spread of democracy

collocation in English

meaningsofspreadanddemocracy

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spread
noun
uk
/spred/
us
/spred/
the development or growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number ...
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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 ofspreadanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Using a more detailed dataset we find no support for the socialist threat thesis once we account for thespreadofdemocracyand existing electoral institutions.
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The good side of globalisation, which is rarely mentioned, is the diffusion of global norms and values, including thespreadofdemocracy.
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Thespreadofdemocracyis our greatest challenge.
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With the end of super-power tension and thespreadofdemocracythere is the potential for a better world.
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Thespreadofdemocracyhas made war less likely and the curtailment of the arms race ultimately more achievable.
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We should be talking about thespreadofdemocracy, but in this last period of debate we have only the left-overs.
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The welcome end of conflicts combined with thespreadofdemocracygives cause for hope.
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Are we really going to be able, with this money, to promote thespreadofdemocracy, respect for human rights and civil society building?
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I was moved by the feeling that thespreadofdemocracydemanded that people should see what goes on.
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I see no reason why thespreadofdemocracyshould not go as far as the bench, as it does in this place as well.
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It is also an encourgement to thespreadofdemocracyat a time when there is a tendency for things to become increasingly centralised.
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It is also the story of engaging military and defence establishments around the world to further thespreadofdemocracyand to further trust among the nations.
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Since being all but absent from the agenda during the seventies, it was enhanced during the following decade, coinciding with the disappearance of the dictatorships and thespreadofdemocracy.
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I should have thought that it was a reasonablespreadofdemocracyto give such powers to local authorities, which would be free to use them or otherwise.
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In the last decade they published several books regarding thespreadofdemocracyfrom territorially defined nation states to a system of global governance that encapsulates the entire planet.
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These networks enable people to connect with each other on critical global issues, from peace and human rights to thespreadofdemocracy, equitable development, and international justice.
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In the last decade he published a dozen books regarding thespreadofdemocracyfrom territorially defined nation states to a system of global governance that encapsulates the entire world.
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