democratic ideal

collocation in English

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democratic
adjective
uk
/ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/us
/ˌdem.əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
based on the principles ...
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ideal
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very ...
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(Definition ofdemocraticandidealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is thedemocraticidealof ordinary folks getting up at a public meeting, having their say, and possibly influencing decisions.
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An informed public is ademocraticidealthat bioethicists should support.
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Thedemocraticidealdefended by the human rights movement differed drastically from previous forms of populist self-understanding.
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Education is necessary to help us to maintain the progress we have made towards thedemocraticideal.
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That is the liberaldemocraticidealof the rule of law.
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Do we have the right to conclude that nothing can be done to bring reality closer to thedemocraticideal?
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We have taken those steps, among other reasons, because we really believe in thatdemocraticideal, not merely in theory, but in practice.
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In the modern world, many politicians who preach sovereignty as a noble,democraticidealare often engaged in base, populist politics.
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I suggest that we are still capable of following thedemocraticidealwithout direct elections.
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There is, thus, accountability downwards to the community: ademocraticideal.
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That is ademocraticideal, that everybody should have the inheritance of a sound mind in a sound body, with equal opportunity for all.
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Equality before the law is part of ourdemocraticideal.
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Thedemocraticidealis the moralised solidarity of the group under the leadership of the citizen who is deemed wisest and best, and who can be dismissed.
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However, he argues, choosing manipulation negates, in its means, thedemocraticideal.
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He is a whole-hearted supporter of civil rights, but hisdemocraticidealis qualified: he does not idealise egalitarianism and anarchy.
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It has been recently argued, however, that thedemocraticidealof public life through the use of public space has deteriorated.
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Advocates for greater equality in the distribution of wealth, for example, will argue that inequalities create differing levels of opportunity, and that equality is ademocraticideal.
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Girouard stated that he believed in thedemocraticideal, but asserted that he was an uncompromising pacifist.
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He describes the challenges faced by democratic ideals such as equality in a hierarchical society that had changed little since colonial times.
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No longer does the national idea carry democratic ideals.
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