supporting democracy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsupportinganddemocracy
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supporting
adjective
uk/səˈpɔː.tɪŋ/us/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɪŋ/
not the most important actor or part in a film ...
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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 ofsupportinganddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, during the 1980s the business sector in general showed a clearer commitment tosupportingdemocracythan ever before.
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In essence global market forces are undemocratic, they are more interested in making money than in creating andsupportingdemocracy.
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Promoting human rights andsupportingdemocracyin the country must of course continue to be our priority.
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We are experienced insupportingdemocracybuilding in our external relations.
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The only project approved to date is aimed atsupportingdemocracy, human rights and good governance.
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Stand up for those who, in a modern civilised society, aresupportingdemocracyand freedom of expression and of the press.
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They know very well the problems they will have insupportingdemocracyand referendums, probably against their party's wishes.
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Is he aware that the local indigenous people think we are notsupportingdemocracybut rather supporting dictatorship?
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Supportingdemocracyunderpins our foreign policy goals of preventing conflict and reducing poverty.
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I have not noticed themsupportingdemocracyand human rights in those countries very much.
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Insupportingdemocracywe help to establish a society in which other great principles of fairness and natural justice can flourish.
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There was a civil war, in which those who weresupportingdemocracywere striving to maintain it.
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To date, the question ofsupportingdemocracyhas been overshadowed by the issue of human rights.
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As regardssupportingdemocracy, we are doing this every day.
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That means that all the proud words aboutsupportingdemocracythrough enlargement would be quickly seen as empty and windy verbiage, and no more than that.
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Without therefore inventing new tools or models, we quite simply want to bring about greater coordination and coherence in the way we work onsupportingdemocracy.
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We certainly attach the greatest importance to economic stability and progress towards greater prosperity in the region because that is an important way ofsupportingdemocracy.
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Why put in the wordssupportingdemocracy?
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In our discussions aboutsupportingdemocracyaround the world, it is important to talk not about exporting our style of democracy, but about sharing values and experiences.
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Many pro-democratic campaigners consider this four-point mandate to be a solid foundationsupportingdemocracyprocesses and comprehensive media liberalisation.
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