to convert to democracy; democratic transformation
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
democratize
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
民主化
民主化
mín zhǔ huà
democratize
Mandarin
这时全国各方面是欣欣向荣的,政治上有民主化的趋势,文化上有较普遍的动员。
這時全國各方面是欣欣向榮的,政治上有民主化的趨勢,文化上有較普遍的動員。
zhè shí quán guó gè fāng miàn shì xīn xīn xiàng róng de , zhèng zhì shàng yǒu mín zhǔ huà de qū shì , wén huà shàng yǒu jiào pǔ biàn de dòng yuán .
During that stage, there was a lively atmosphere in the country in every field; politically there was a trend towards democracy and culturally there was fairly widespread activity.
The Burmese military staged a coup in 1988, which overthrew the socialist government at that time and seized political power. It then suppressed democratization movements intiated by the NLD [and other political parties]. Many political prisoners were imprisoned.