prodemocratic

Supporting popular sovereignty

Prodemocratic means supporting or favoring democracy and democratic institutions.

The term often appears in political contexts describing movements, policies, or activists working to establish or strengthen democratic governance: prodemocratic protests in Hong Kong, prodemocratic reforms.

Also spelled pro-democratic.

governance

constitutional

Health-promoting walk

representative · multiparty · separation of powers · checks and balances · rule of law · accountability · transparency · civic · institutional · legislative

ideology

liberal

Open to reform

inclusive · participatory · self-determination · popular sovereignty · consent of governed · republicanism · constitutionalism · civil liberties · human rights · freedoms

activism

reform

Improve by correcting faults

advocacy · dissident · opposition · uprising · demonstration · civil disobedience · resistance · grassroots · mobilization · solidarity

geopolitical

Tiananmen

Beijing square and gate

sanctions · regime change · color revolution · transition · liberalization · glasnost · perestroika · dissidents · exile · asylum

Opposites
political system preference

prodemocraticantidemocratic

Opposing rule by citizens

authoritarian · autocratic · totalitarian · dictatorial · fascist

orientation toward political reform

prodemocraticcounterrevolutionary

One opposing radical overthrow

antireform · reactionary · repressive

Family

democrat, democratic, democracy, democracies, democrats, democratize, democratized, democratizing, democratization

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