democratize
Give everyone power
Democratize means to make accessible to everyone, not just an elite few.
Technology democratizes information; smartphones democratized photography.
The word can also mean to introduce democratic governance: efforts to democratize the region after the war.
The accessibility sense now dominates: The internet has democratized publishing.
Horizontal or uniform position
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- accessRight to enter
- parityState of being equal
egalitarianism · redistribute · barrier-free · universal · inclusive · equal-opportunity · affordable · attainable
Grant voting rights
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- accessibilityEase of approach
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
decentralize · agency · empowerment · engagement · facilitate · voice · representation · accountability
Formally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- electorateEligible voting body
ballot · polls · civic · constitutional · parliamentary · legislative · republic · representative
Without payment or restriction
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- enfranchiseGrant voting rights
- deregulateRemove official controls
dismantle · unlock · unrestrict · disrupt · decentralize · demonopolize · unbundle
level
Horizontal or uniform position
parity · egalitarianism · redistribute · barrier-free · universal · inclusive · equal-opportunity · affordable · attainable · available
enfranchise
Grant voting rights
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- accessibilityEase of approach
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
grassroots · decentralize · agency · empowerment · engagement · facilitate · voice · representation · accountability · transparency
voting
Formally registering a choice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
electorate · ballot · polls · civic · constitutional · parliamentary · legislative · republic · representative · pluralism
free
Without payment or restriction
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- enfranchiseGrant voting rights
deregulate · dismantle · unlock · unrestrict · disrupt · decentralize · demonopolize · unbundle
democratizerestrict
To impose limits upon
hoard · monopolize · gatekeep · privatize · centralize
democratizeprofessionalize
Make into a recognized occupation
gatekeep · exclude · close off · institutionalize · bureaucratize
- democratic processesMethods for collective governance
- democratic controlCollective citizen authority over governance
- democratic representationElected officials serving constituents
- democratic governanceSystem where citizens hold power
- democratic electionsVoting by the populace
- democratic societyPolity ruled by citizens
democratic, undemocratic, democratized, democratically, democratizing, democratization, democratizes, democratise, democratised