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democratisation

democratisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratization.

Meaning of democratization

Noun

democratization (usually uncountable, plural democratizations)

  1. (usually, strictly) The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
  2. (usually, strictly) The spread of democracy as a concept.
  3. (usually, strictly) The making more democratic of a political system.
    • Autocratization is more prevalent than democratization in every region of the world.2026, “Unraveling The Democratic Era?”, in V-Dem Institute, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026, page 19
  4. (broadly, usually) The broadening of access to something, especially for the sake of egalitarianism.

Forms of democratisation

pluraldemocratisations

Origin of democratisation

From democratise + -ation or democrat + -isation.

Questions about democratisation

What is democratisation the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Democratisation is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratization.

Words near democratisation in the dictionary

  1. democratick
  2. democraticks
  3. democraticness
  4. democratics
  5. democraties
  6. democratisation
  7. democratisations
  8. democratise
  9. democratised
  10. democratiser
  11. democratisers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: democratisation (page history and authors); democratization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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