prodemocracy
Favoring citizen rule
Prodemocracy describes support for democratic governance—free elections, civil liberties, and popular representation.
The term appears in political contexts describing movements, activists, or policies: prodemocracy protests in Hong Kong, prodemocracy reforms.
Often hyphenated as pro-democracy.
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- advocacyPleading for a cause
grassroots · campaigning · civil disobedience · nonviolent resistance · petition · boycott · sit-in · uprising
Right to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- electionOrganized public voting
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
franchise · plebiscite · turnout · electorate · polling · free elections · fair elections · observer
National legislative assembly
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- separation of powersConstitutional distribution of authority
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
accountability · transparency · representation · legislature · judiciary · civil liberties · due process · constitutionalism
Absence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
human rights · civil liberties · free speech · freedom of assembly · pluralism · open society · emancipation · liberation
Change from one state
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- constitutional reformAltering fundamental governing documents
- political reformAltering governmental structures or practices
- amendmentChange to official text
modernization · regime change · decentralization · institution-building · anticorruption · glasnost · perestroika · lustration
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
advocacy · grassroots · campaigning · civil disobedience · nonviolent resistance · petition · boycott · sit-in · uprising · dissent
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- electionOrganized public voting
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
voting rights · franchise · plebiscite · turnout · electorate · polling · free elections · fair elections · observer · transparency
parliament
National legislative assembly
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- separation of powersConstitutional distribution of authority
checks and balances · accountability · transparency · representation · legislature · judiciary · civil liberties · due process · constitutionalism · multiparty
freedom
Absence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
independence · human rights · civil liberties · free speech · freedom of assembly · pluralism · open society · emancipation · liberation · dignity
transition
Change from one state
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- constitutional reformAltering fundamental governing documents
- political reformAltering governmental structures or practices
amendment · modernization · regime change · decentralization · institution-building · anticorruption · glasnost · perestroika · lustration · truth commission
prodemocracyantidemocracy
Opposition to popular sovereignty
antidemocratic · profascist · illiberal · procommunist · antirepublican
prodemocracyauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
antidemocratic · antidemocracy · autocratic · totalitarian · fascist
democracy, democrat, democratic, democratically, democratize, democratization, democrats, democracies, antidemocratic