Sentence examples for markers of democracy from inspiring English sources

The lack of internal democracy persists despite the A.N.C.'s oft-stated commitment to the external markers of democracy like free-and-fair countrywide elections in which the party openly competes with other parties for a share of the national vote.

Freedom of the press is a part of that amendment – one of the great markers of this democracy and a privilege people in totalitarian countries are persecuted without.

"Those are marks of democracy in action".

Parody of democracy.

Muslims are incapable of democracy.

The Iranian people are capable of democracy.

"It is fraying the fabric of democracy".

But this was no celebration of democracy.

"It looks like a celebration of democracy".

It's the antithesis of democracy".

It seems almost terrified of democracy itself.