pro-democracy
Supporting popular sovereignty
Pro-democracy describes support for democratic governance—systems where citizens choose leaders through elections and enjoy political freedoms.
The term appears in discussions of activism, movements, and reforms: pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, pro-democracy candidates.
It often implies opposition to authoritarian or single-party rule.
Formally registering a choice
- ballotsVoting forms
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- electorateEligible voting body
turnout · candidates · primaries · caucuses · referendum · plebiscite · observer · multiparty
Public expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- dissentDisagreement with authority
resistance · solidarity · campaigning · advocacy · petitioning · boycott · uprising · sit-in
Opposer of established systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
underground · exile · imprisoned · persecuted · silenced · crackdown · repression · authoritarianism
Personal rights limiting government
- assemblyConstructing from components
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- transparencyState of being see-through
accountability · dissent · expression · petition · conscience
Collective of connected people
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- localOf this area
- citizensMembers of a nation
bottom-up · neighborhood · collective · self-organization · cooperative · empowerment · participation · initiative
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
representation · federalism · decentralization · term-limits · bicameral · impeachment · veto · ratification
voting
Formally registering a choice
electorate · turnout · candidates · primaries · caucuses · referendum · plebiscite · observer · multiparty · enfranchisement
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
dissent · resistance · solidarity · campaigning · advocacy · petitioning · boycott · uprising · sit-in · occupation
dissident
Opposer of established systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
defiance · underground · exile · imprisoned · persecuted · silenced · crackdown · repression · authoritarianism · autocracy
civil-liberties
Personal rights limiting government
- assemblyConstructing from components
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
transparency · accountability · dissent · expression · petition · conscience
community
Collective of connected people
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- localOf this area
citizens · bottom-up · neighborhood · collective · self-organization · cooperative · empowerment · participation · initiative · door-to-door
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
oversight · representation · federalism · decentralization · term-limits · bicameral · impeachment · veto · ratification · charter
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
- MyanmarMyanmar, Burmese, Mandalay, Theravada Buddhism, pagodas
- Color RevolutionsOrange Revolution, Rose Revolution, Tulip Revolution, Velvet Revolution, Carnation Revolution
pro-democracyanti-democracy
Opposition to popular sovereignty
authoritarian · antidemocratic · anti-democratic · fascist · totalitarian
democracy, democratic, democrat, undemocratic, democratize, democratized, democratically, democratizing, democratization