Democratization (or democratisation) is the transition to a more democratic political regime. It may be the transition from an authoritarian regime to a full democracy, a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic political system. The outcome may b... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratization
Campaign initiated by Gorbachev to enable different interest groups to participate in political processes to a greater extent than previously allowed. Found on http://soviethistory.msu.edu/glossary/
(from the article `Bhutan`) Mock elections were held in April 2007 as Bhutan prepared to transition from an absolute monarchy to a multiparty democracy. Bhutan`s first general ... ...September, in the Beijing magazine China Across the Ages, Li Rui, a 90-year-old former secretary to Mao Zedong, called for expanded citizens` ... ...wit... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/30
democratize, democratized, democratization, democratizing 1. To put a country under the control of its citizens by allowing hem to participate in a government of decision-making processes in a free and equal way. 2. To take steps toward establishing the features of liberal democracy in a state. 3. To put an organization under the control of its me... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/628/