democratic reform
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdemocraticandreform
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withreform.
democratic
adjective
uk/ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/us/ˌdem.əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
based on the principles ...
See more atdemocratic
reform
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈfɔːm/us/rɪˈfɔːrm/
an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure ...
See more atreform
(Definition ofdemocraticandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdemocratic reform
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Starting about 1990, international donors began to link these resources expressly todemocraticreform.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After all, a number of them have been engaged in various kinds ofdemocraticreform.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All of the opposition parties believed that a military takeover would undermine prospects fordemocraticreform.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not only is distributive justice an inherently contentious matter, but the alternatives todemocraticreformare singularly unattractive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nondemocratic governments that rule well are tolerated only as second-best options when we see no opportunity fordemocraticreform.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This kind ofdemocraticreformis long overdue.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We should look first, however, at political anddemocraticreform.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Outside that provision, is there potential for furtherdemocraticreform?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Does it contain any element ofdemocraticreform?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We shall continue to seek progress ondemocraticreform.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Social problems were exposed first because they were still ' safer ' to reveal than issues ofdemocraticreform, decentralization, ethnic\ationalist issues, and past military interventions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Secondly, imperial liberalism was driven partly by concerns about the establishment of viable liberal governments in the wake ofdemocraticreform.
From theCambridge English Corpus
With many other factors pulling againstdemocraticreform, any gains won with the help of development funds can easily be undone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
External actors can incite, stimulate and nurturedemocraticreformby continuously and consistently pursuing opportunities for democratic progress, however limited and far-fetched these may be.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The economic crisis providing so stark a setting fordemocraticreformwas to play only a secondary role in determining the timing and outcome of individual transition processes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He attributes socialdemocraticreformin the 1930s to impressive organizational and electoral progress in the 1920s and early 1930s, accompanied by record levels of costly industrial conflict.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is hardly an indication of a commitment todemocraticreform.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I know all the interests which are against any measure ofdemocraticreform.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In anydemocraticreform, those stakes, those contributions, should be recognised.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would be surprising therefore if at one stride it leapt intodemocraticreformsuccessfully.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
You have not addressed the urgent questions relating todemocraticreformin your programme today.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One thing is certain: the demand fordemocraticreformwill not go away.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
How far has he isolated, to his own cost, the more balanceddemocraticreformmovement?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We will be pressing for clarification of their commitment to national reconciliation anddemocraticreform.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdemocratic
Go to the definition ofreform
See other collocations withreform